diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lightstep-tracer-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lightstep-tracer-cpp/default.nix
index f5660e93d79a..f2a8d75a9cbb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lightstep-tracer-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lightstep-tracer-cpp/default.nix
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan ];
+    broken = true; # 2018-02-16
   };
 }