diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix
index 88560e0cd983..d7a0dcfe06a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/science/math/itpp/default.nix
@@ -49,5 +49,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ andrew-d ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/itpp.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }