diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix
index 65bd5fc49e4..c9c9707fce7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openvr/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DUSE_SYSTEM_JSONCPP=ON" "-DBUILD_SHARED=1" ];
 
-  meta = with lib;{
+  meta = with lib; {
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     homepage = "https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr";
     description = "An API and runtime that allows access to VR hardware from multiple vendors without requiring that applications have specific knowledge of the hardware they are targeting";
     license = licenses.bsd3;