diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix
index 7726793fcaf8..b92691cb6119 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/math/lp_solve/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license     = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ smironov ];
     platforms   = platforms.unix;
+    broken      = true;
   };
 
 }