diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datashape/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datashape/default.nix
index 4fcb38e7b36b..63191aa224e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/datashape/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/datashape/default.nix
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "A data description language";
     license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fridh ];
+    # Package is no longer maintained upstream, and more and more tests are failing.
+    broken = true;
   };
 }
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