diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/nethack/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/nethack/package.nix
index cda6763fd87b..db5b8c7b01c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/nethack/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/nethack/package.nix
@@ -238,5 +238,6 @@ stdenvUsed.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     platforms = if x11Mode then lib.platforms.linux else lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ iedame ];
     mainProgram = "nethack";
+    broken = if qtMode then stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin else false;
   };
 })