diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template b/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template
index 3770ec7da2a..e41ed24f845 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-multi-writer/template
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ homepage="https://live.gnome.org/GnomeClocks"
 license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/$pkgname/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=aae3f4ffd8fd907cf75ea09c6a8167400388a8584d21ddaec0c252d8196e2bcf
+broken=yes
 
 build_options="gir"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then