diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu_bc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu_bc/default.nix
index 132a25a2df4..a9c34a8d778 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu_bc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/apcu_bc/default.nix
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ buildPecl {
   '';
 
   meta.maintainers = lib.teams.php.members;
+  meta.broken = lib.versionAtLeast php.version "8";
 }