diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix
index d6ee407e3418..a1a9072f5cab 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/rethinkdb/default.nix
@@ -61,5 +61,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license     = stdenv.lib.licenses.agpl3;
     platforms   = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [ thoughtpolice bluescreen303 ];
+    broken = true;  # broken with openssl 1.1
   };
 }