diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/ragel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/ragel/default.nix
index e4a4ab162fa4..81d7d9f0b35e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/ragel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/ragel/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 }:
 
 let
-  generic = { version, sha256, license }:
+  generic = { version, sha256, broken ? false, license }:
     stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       pname = "ragel";
       inherit version;
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ let
       doCheck = true;
 
       meta = with lib; {
-        broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
         homepage = "https://www.colm.net/open-source/ragel/";
         description = "State machine compiler";
-        inherit license;
+        inherit broken license;
         platforms = platforms.unix;
         maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
       };
@@ -48,5 +47,6 @@ in
     version = "7.0.0.12";
     sha256 = "0x3si355lv6q051lgpg8bpclpiq5brpri5lv3p8kk2qhzfbyz69r";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }