diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flax/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flax/default.nix
index 2644ae97365..dda4a7ffc05 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/flax/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/flax/default.nix
@@ -88,5 +88,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/google/flax/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ndl ];
+    # Requires orbax which is not available
+    broken = true;
   };
 }