diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/mtpfs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/mtpfs/default.nix
index a2dc01f8c097..58c5a8d54a2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/mtpfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/mtpfs/default.nix
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.all;
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.qknight ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # never built on Hydra https://hydra.nixos.org/job/nixpkgs/trunk/mtpfs.x86_64-darwin
   };
 }