diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fairseq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fairseq/default.nix
index d68c8c2ebbc3..aa2932bbf91f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fairseq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fairseq/default.nix
@@ -120,5 +120,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     hydraPlatforms = [ ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ happysalada ];
+    broken = true; # requires numpy1 which is incompatible with sacrebleu depending on numpy2
   };
 }