diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
index 0ea61f0650fa..f19716bbc960 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/screen/default.nix
@@ -71,5 +71,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ ];
+    # checking for PAM support... configure: error: no
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 }