diff --git a/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix b/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix
index 8379e1aa7bb..d606662323f 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/btanks/default.nix
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = https://sourceforge.net/projects/btanks/;
     description = "Fast 2d tank arcade game";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    broken = true; # 2018-09-13, no successful build since 2018-03-16
   };
 }