diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/gwyddion/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/gwyddion/default.nix
index 5794d7077af9..59ff285c1537 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/gwyddion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/gwyddion/default.nix
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = with lib.platforms; linux ++ darwin;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.cge ];
-    # never built on aarch64-darwin since first introduction in nixpkgs
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64;
+    broken = true; # Build error: h5py-3.9.0 not supported for interpreter python2.7
   };
 }