diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lo/lokinet/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/lo/lokinet/package.nix
index 71814f6431be..84b2008f4eef 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lo/lokinet/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lo/lokinet/package.nix
@@ -10,20 +10,12 @@
   nlohmann_json,
   pkg-config,
   spdlog,
-  fmt_9,
   sqlite,
   systemd,
   unbound,
   zeromq,
 }:
-let
-  # Upstream has received reports of incompatibilities with fmt, and other
-  # dependencies, see: https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet/issues/2200.
-  spdlog' = spdlog.override {
-    fmt = fmt_9;
-  };
 
-in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "lokinet";
   version = "0.9.13";
@@ -55,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libuv
     libsodium
     nlohmann_json
-    spdlog'
+    spdlog
     sqlite
     systemd
     unbound
@@ -69,6 +61,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = {
+    # Upstream has received reports of incompatibilities with fmt, and other
+    # dependencies, see: https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet/issues/2200.
+    # But our version of spdlog doesn't support fmt_9
+    broken = true;
     description = "Anonymous, decentralized and IP based overlay network for the internet";
     homepage = "https://lokinet.org/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/oxen-io/lokinet/releases/tag/v${version}";