diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix
index 11af161893f..99f0301c7c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.eelco ];
+    broken = true;  # broken with openssl 1.1
   };
 }