diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/default.nix
index eec81c239e59..ca472fb06234 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/wayland/default.nix
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     homepage = "https://wayland.freedesktop.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.mit; # Expat version
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    # Builds with a large downstream patch, but breaks at least the
+    # `qt6Packages.qtbase` build. Please audit Wayland availability
+    # checks throughout the tree before enabling (and work with
+    # upstream if you want sustainable Wayland support on macOS).
+    badPlatforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       codyopel
       qyliss