diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix
index fd456ca6209b..ec6b304dc3ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/hspell/dicts.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ let
   dict = a: stdenv.mkDerivation ({
     inherit (hspell) src patchPhase nativeBuildInputs;
     meta = hspell.meta // {
+      broken = true;
       description = "${a.buildFlags} Hebrew dictionary";
     } // (if a ? meta then a.meta else {});
   } // (removeAttrs a ["meta"]));