diff --git a/srcpkgs/alacritty/template b/srcpkgs/alacritty/template
index 3e34d69892d..ae9db685ca2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/alacritty/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/alacritty/template
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/alacritty/alacritty/master/CHANGELO
 distfiles="${homepage}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c794125a900a6477f1b40168dc9d22674a5326f32e4b083d6f1a45486d2505bf
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	ppc64*) ;;
+	ppc*) broken="ftbfs: thread 'main' panicked at 'slice index starts at 4289555962 but ends at 114', /builddir/rustc-1.46.0-src/src/libstd/io/mod.rs:396:27";;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	vinstall ../extra/linux/Alacritty.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 	vinstall ../extra/logo/alacritty-term.svg 644 usr/share/pixmaps Alacritty.svg