diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ve/veryfasttree/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ve/veryfasttree/package.nix
index 98682898e598..a20bcbd1f06b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ve/veryfasttree/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ve/veryfasttree/package.nix
@@ -35,5 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2024
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })