diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium/template b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
index afb572dbbea..f9ccf896fb0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ do_configure() {
 	# TODO: use_system_sqlite (http://crbug.com/22208).
 	#
 	# XXX xtraeme: broken currently
+	# -Duse_system_icu=1 (needs icu-52)
 	# -Duse_system_v8=1
 	# -Duse_system_protobuf=1
 	# -Duse_system_opus=1 (needs opus_custom.h)
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ do_configure() {
 		-Duse_system_speex=1
 		-Duse_system_xdg_utils=1
 		-Duse_system_yasm=1
-		-Duse_system_icu=1
 		-Duse_cups=1
 		-Dlinux_link_cups=1
 		-Duse_pulseaudio=1