diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ar/aranym/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ar/aranym/package.nix
index 435edc7d3274..627790626b4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ar/aranym/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ar/aranym/package.nix
@@ -56,5 +56,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     mainProgram = "aranym";
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    # never successfully built on Hydra for darwin or aarch64 linux
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin || stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
   };
 })