diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix
index 9d765eac95cc..80085bb2072d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 
 kdeFramework {
   name = "networkmanager-qt";
-  meta = { maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ]; };
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
+    broken = builtins.compareVersions qtbase.version "5.6.0" < 0;
+  };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
   buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ networkmanager ];