diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ja/ja2-stracciatella/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ja/ja2-stracciatella/package.nix
index 3fb6f4dea863..5ced41656169 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ja/ja2-stracciatella/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ja/ja2-stracciatella/package.nix
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
+    # Fails to build on x86_64-linux as of 2025-03-16 and potentially earlier
+    broken = true;
     description = "Jagged Alliance 2, with community fixes";
     license = "SFI Source Code license agreement";
     homepage = "https://ja2-stracciatella.github.io/";