diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/avxsynth/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/avxsynth/default.nix
index 06dcaf31b443..3a595da96d07 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/avxsynth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/avxsynth/default.nix
@@ -38,5 +38,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ codyopel viric ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = true; # 2018-04-10
   };
 }