diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nt/ntl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nt/ntl/package.nix
index 82dc3bb533c5..1eff2a017640 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nt/ntl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nt/ntl/package.nix
@@ -80,5 +80,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     teams = [ teams.sage ];
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    # Does not cross compile
+    # https://github.com/libntl/ntl/issues/8
+    broken = !(stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform);
   };
 }