diff --git a/srcpkgs/atom/template b/srcpkgs/atom/template
index bc5a2782361..cf254cf8a7f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/atom/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'atom'
 pkgname=atom
-version=1.0.11
+version=1.0.13
 revision=1
 nocross=yes
 nostrip=yes
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ maintainer="Andrea Brancaleoni <miwaxe@gmail.com>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://atom.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=f649c33efd7de1f3a04d17d2b9f5711e781d5a39aead6f80b9b078a4c7625683
+checksum=13e29e10fcbdad3a1427959ec94246d564b7741a5bdf77d5839f7d25a8c131e7
+broken="https://github.com/atom/atom/issues/8508 can't build with nodejs >= 4"
 
 do_build() {
 	script/build