diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
index ad22fc4cc9f5..865dcad157bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
@@ -162,5 +162,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = "GPL";
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.sander ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    broken = kernel.kernelAtLeast "5.17";
   };
 }