diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/freicoin.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/freicoin.nix
index 78ce074eafd3..664159be2013 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/freicoin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/freicoin.nix
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.viric ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+
+    # upstream doesn't support newer openssl versions, use 1.0.1 for testing
+    broken = true;
   };
 }