diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvs/default.nix
index b665d5f4f687..f44d07d36db8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/openmvs/default.nix
@@ -58,5 +58,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.agpl3;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ mdaiter ];
+    # 20190414-174115: CMake cannot find CGAL which is passed as build input
+    broken = true;
   };
 }