diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/kindlegen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/kindlegen/default.nix
index 709e94005346..1067386c2f8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/kindlegen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/kindlegen/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    broken = true; # download links got removed
     description = "Convert documents to .mobi for use with Amazon Kindle";
     homepage = "https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000765211";
     license = licenses.unfree;