diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-libre.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-libre.nix
index 057027d3c887..25c8ee3a6546 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-libre.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-libre.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ in linux.override {
       '';
     };
 
+    extraMeta.broken = true;
+
     passthru.updateScript = ./update-libre.sh;
 
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.qyliss ];