diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/jove/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/jove/default.nix
index c2625271665f..0faf03659c77 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/jove/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/jove/default.nix
@@ -39,5 +39,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/jove.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }