diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/hyper/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/hyper/default.nix
index 8fcbbe0666ef..4db56792b733 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/hyper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/hyper/default.nix
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license     = licenses.mit;
     platforms   = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     mainProgram = "hyper";
+    broken = true; # Error: 'node-pty' failed to load
   };
 }