diff --git a/srcpkgs/calcurse/template b/srcpkgs/calcurse/template
index 4a99ac0c156..366022f1629 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/calcurse/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/calcurse/template
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ homepage="https://calcurse.org"
 distfiles="https://calcurse.org/files/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=edcbc9dbcdfe3aba43ac70b8d6895fb0ff4a364df89762d1ca3053a14cec826f
 
+broken="fail to fetch distfiles"
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
 }