diff --git a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix
index e0f3681f43d8..ad9684910c0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/typesetting/pdf2htmlEX/default.nix
@@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license     = licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.taktoa ];
     platforms   = with platforms; linux;
+    broken      = true; # 2018-09-08
   };
 }