diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix
index 4b5154187665..ae5cc6d03206 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/chromadb/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchurl,
+  pythonAtLeast,
 
   # build inputs
   cargo,
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-1saQEMaGuhXT+3bSlxl7yCXYptsOiYh3Uyn4Izn5Q4M=";
   };
 
+  # https://github.com/chroma-core/chroma/issues/5996
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.14";
+
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
     inherit pname version src;
     hash = "sha256-zqE3NhTYrHol5Y6/CRMPQeq43Wo+ofic9SrMLqyJJPs=";