diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix
index 113143311ed..7711dde497f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/retro-gtk/default.nix
@@ -72,5 +72,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.DamienCassou ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/retro-gtk.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }