diff --git a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
index 7ffa361da559..facdcae8e266 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/minetest/default.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ let
       license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
       platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
       maintainers = with maintainers; [ pyrolagus fpletz ];
+      # never built on Hydra
+      # https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/minetestclient_4.x86_64-darwin
+      # https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/minetestserver_4.x86_64-darwin
+      broken = (lib.versionOlder version "5.0.0") && stdenv.isDarwin;
     };
   };