diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
index aae15c62d73c..ad54a49e50b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qt-5/modules/qtwebengine.nix
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ EOF
     description = "A web engine based on the Chromium web browser";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ matthewbauer ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = qt56; # 2018-09-13, no successful build since 2018-04-25
   };
 
 }