diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qs/qscreenshot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qs/qscreenshot/package.nix
index c6356a75b665..41d0c52cd6c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qs/qscreenshot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/qs/qscreenshot/package.nix
@@ -40,5 +40,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2019
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 }