diff --git a/srcpkgs/pijul/template b/srcpkgs/pijul/template
index c4e836fe8ec..6d5cbfcf23a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pijul/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pijul/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ homepage="https://pijul.org/"
 distfiles="https://pijul.org/releases/pijul-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=987820fa2a6fe92a9f516f5e9b41ad59a597973e72cb0c7a44ca0f38e741a7e6
 
+broken="broken until I fix it"
+
 if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	export HOST_CC="$BUILD_CC"
 	export HOST_CFLAGS="$BUILD_CFLAGS"