diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/astroid/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/astroid/default.nix
index e0a09434a9d9..59eba0b93151 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/astroid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mailreaders/astroid/default.nix
@@ -96,5 +96,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ];
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    # error: 'is_regular' was not declared in this scope
+    broken = true;
   };
 }