diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/jabcode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/jabcode/default.nix
index 314a0cdf7ef..489b44a4e5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/jabcode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/jabcode/default.nix
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.lgpl21;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.xaverdh ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/jabcode.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }