diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ta/taler-wallet-core/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ta/taler-wallet-core/package.nix
index 7b58ab29e424..815f77cbae09 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ta/taler-wallet-core/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ta/taler-wallet-core/package.nix
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     teams = [ lib.teams.ngi ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     mainProgram = "taler-wallet-cli";
+    # ./configure doesn't understand --build / --host
+    broken = stdenv.buildPlatform != stdenv.hostPlatform;
   };
 })