diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix
index 61c667b1a7f2..4e7099f57b9f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fo/fosrl-newt/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
+  stdenv,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
@@ -34,6 +35,10 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
+    # Networking failures in tests, even with __darwinAllowLocalNetworking on
+    # and sandbox disabled.
+    # Unclear as of 2026-04-24 whether the program works if tests are disabled.
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
     description = "Tunneling client for Pangolin";
     homepage = "https://github.com/fosrl/newt";
     changelog = "https://github.com/fosrl/newt/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.src.tag}";