diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
index 64bb81f18d68..cde422906dac 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/linbox/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.timokau];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin || stdenv.isAarch64; # https://trac.sagemath.org/ticket/26932#comment:21
     homepage = http://linalg.org/;
   };
 }