diff --git a/srcpkgs/ispc/template b/srcpkgs/ispc/template
index bcf7e61107d..10ed8c79691 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ispc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ispc/template
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/ispc/ispc/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 patch_args="-p1"
 checksum=0aa30e989f8d446b2680c9078d5c5db70634f40b9aa07db387aa35aa08dd0b81
 nopie=yes
+broken="Fails to apply patches"
 
 pre_build() {
 	sed -i '/WERROR=/d' Makefile