diff --git a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_deriving_yojson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_deriving_yojson/default.nix
index 69276fb5a7d6..5874f5eb884c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_deriving_yojson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/ocaml-modules/ppx_deriving_yojson/default.nix
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.vbgl ];
     inherit (ocaml.meta) platforms;
+    broken = stdenv.lib.versionAtLeast ocaml.version "4.05";
   };
 }