diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sf/sfml/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sf/sfml/package.nix
index 32b9b5f7bdec..577952e20064 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sf/sfml/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sf/sfml/package.nix
@@ -69,5 +69,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.zlib;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.astsmtl ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    badPlatforms = [
+      # error: implicit instantiation of undefined template 'std::char_traits<unsigned int>'
+      lib.systems.inspect.patterns.isDarwin
+    ];
   };
 })