diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/generic.nix
index 84f83b5aa709..eb08623f2013 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/generic.nix
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ andrewrk ] ++ lib.teams.zig.members;
     mainProgram = "zig";
+    # docgen fails to build
+    broken = version == "0.11.0";
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 })