diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix
index 17c8f936efd..bacb67806eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/hqplayer-desktop/default.nix
@@ -89,5 +89,7 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sourceProvenance = with sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovesegfault ];
+    # src link returns 403
+    broken = true;
   };
 }