diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/agda/categories/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/agda/categories/default.nix
index 1a860496a4d3..cce739046199 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/agda/categories/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/agda/categories/default.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ agda.mkDerivation (self: rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ fuuzetsu ];
+    broken = true; # doesn't work due to new agdastdlib, see #9471
   };
 })