diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bear/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bear/default.nix
index 953f82b9e273..880184880db1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bear/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/bear/default.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     description = "Tool that generates a compilation database for clang tooling";
     longDescription = ''
       Note: the bear command is very useful to generate compilation commands