diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/stlport/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/stlport/default.nix
index 5588646e53ad..30f87d36ddf9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/stlport/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/stlport/default.nix
@@ -21,5 +21,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "An implementation of the C++ Standard Library";
     homepage = http://sourceforge.net/projects/stlport/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.free; # seems BSD-like
+    broken = true; # probably glibc-2.20 -related issue
   };
 }