diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aterm/2.5.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aterm/2.5.nix
index ef53a76d20ba..c1bbbb0ae5a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aterm/2.5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aterm/2.5.nix
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     description = "Library for manipulation of term data structures in C";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux ++ stdenv.lib.platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco ];
+    broken = true;
   };
 }