diff --git a/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix b/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix
index 63a1adb7155..345840af249 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/chessx/default.nix
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "ChessX allows you to browse and analyse chess games";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [maintainers.luispedro];
+    broken = true;
   };
 }