diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macropy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macropy/default.nix
index 9048166773ec..9345573e9a24 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/macropy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/macropy/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , python
 , isPy27
+, pythonAtLeast
 , pinqSupport ? false, sqlalchemy
 , pyxlSupport ? false, pyxl3
 }:
@@ -34,5 +35,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Macros in Python: quasiquotes, case classes, LINQ and more";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
+    broken = pythonAtLeast "3.8"; # see https://github.com/lihaoyi/macropy/issues/103
   };
 }