diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/bochs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/bochs/default.nix
index 1f02219c8314..f766bd9def94 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/bochs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/bochs/default.nix
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.lgpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }
 # TODO: a better way to organize the options