diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/avidemux/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/avidemux/default.nix
index ea7ba432a4a4..856bc95a477d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/avidemux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/avidemux/default.nix
@@ -93,5 +93,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # "CPU not supported" errors on AArch64
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
     license = licenses.gpl2;
+    # Downstream we experience:
+    #
+    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/239424
+    #
+    # Upstream doesn't have a contact page / Bug tracker, so it's not easy to
+    # notify them about it. Using firejail might help, as some commented
+    # downstream.
+    broken = true;
   };
 }