diff --git a/pkgs/development/php-packages/php-parallel-lint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/php-packages/php-parallel-lint/default.nix
index 7fe27846748e..1d7c23337c65 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/php-packages/php-parallel-lint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/php-packages/php-parallel-lint/default.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    broken = lib.versionOlder php.version "8.1"; # Broken on PHP older than 8.1.
     description = "Tool to check syntax of PHP files faster than serial check with fancier output";
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     homepage = "https://github.com/php-parallel-lint/PHP-Parallel-Lint";