diff --git a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
index 90ad35aae031..7d671ecf84dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/uboot/default.nix
@@ -222,7 +222,10 @@ in
 
   ubootAmx335xEVM = buildUBoot {
     defconfig = "am335x_evm_defconfig";
-    extraMeta.platforms = [ "armv7l-linux" ];
+    extraMeta = {
+      platforms = [ "armv7l-linux" ];
+      broken = true; # too big, exceeds memory size
+    };
     filesToInstall = [
       "MLO"
       "u-boot.img"