diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix
index 88274ef73c94..b3fa16f64134 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/crystal/default.nix
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ let
       };
 
       meta = with lib; {
-        broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
+        broken = stdenv.isDarwin && (isAarch64Darwin -> lib.versionOlder version "1.2.0");
         description = "A compiled language with Ruby like syntax and type inference";
         homepage = "https://crystal-lang.org/";
         license = licenses.asl20;