diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hidrd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hidrd/default.nix
index 74bb771c1d48..0c58a5e42f98 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hidrd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hidrd/default.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pacien ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/hidrd.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }