diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
index 7237d09817ff..bdfca31d7f7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/erlang/generic-builder.nix
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     ++ optional wxSupport "--enable-wx"
     ++ optional systemdSupport "--enable-systemd"
     ++ optional stdenv.isDarwin "--enable-darwin-64bit"
+    # make[3]: *** [yecc.beam] Segmentation fault: 11
+    ++ optional (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64) "--disable-jit"
     ++ configureFlags;
 
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