diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/yi/wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/yi/wrapper.nix
index a7456590ab81..b7eaf5d639e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/yi/wrapper.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/yi/wrapper.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     # This wrapper and wrapper only is under PD
     license = licenses.publicDomain;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
+
+    # dependency yi-language no longer builds doesn't build
+    hydraPlatforms = lib.platforms.none;
+    broken = true;
   };
 
 }