diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscodium.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscodium.nix
index a84660a5cc58..d60931d05533 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscodium.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/vscodium.nix
@@ -91,5 +91,7 @@ callPackage ./generic.nix rec {
       "aarch64-darwin"
       "armv7l-linux"
     ];
+    # requires libc.so.6 and other glibc specifics
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isGnu;
   };
 }