diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix
index 1d2911c1313f..2b56d2e5dcf8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/v8/default.nix
@@ -165,5 +165,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan proglodyte matthewbauer ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.bsd3;
+    # Fails to build on Darwin, see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/158076
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }