diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix
index 7a0eba2d67a4..c315cb8f72b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pth/default.nix
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = https://www.gnu.org/software/pth;
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
   };
 }