diff --git a/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-package.nix b/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-package.nix
index 56bbe6bec51b..4e912e3af2e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/build-skaware-package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
 , maintainers ? [ ]
   # : passthru arguments (e.g. tests)
 , passthru ? { }
-
+  # : attributes to be merged into meta
+, broken ? false
 }:
 
 let
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://skarnet.org/software/${pname}/";
-    inherit description platforms;
+    inherit broken description platforms;
     license = lib.licenses.isc;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers;
       [ pmahoney Profpatsch qyliss ] ++ maintainers;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/tipidee/default.nix b/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/tipidee/default.nix
index cc590f925858..8e858c858cb3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/tipidee/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/skaware-packages/tipidee/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ skawarePackages, skalibs }:
+{ skawarePackages, stdenv, skalibs }:
 
 skawarePackages.buildPackage {
   pname = "tipidee";
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ skawarePackages.buildPackage {
     mv examples $doc/share/doc/tipidee/examples
   '';
 
+  broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
 }