diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/xdg-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xdg-utils/default.nix
index 49a8269b8d40..35557ce447f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/xdg-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/xdg-utils/default.nix
@@ -83,5 +83,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = if mimiSupport then licenses.gpl2 else licenses.free;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = !(stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform);
   };
 }