diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/neopg/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/neopg/default.nix
index 4f4f660e20f..8c0d31853ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/neopg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/neopg/default.nix
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ erictapen ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = true; # fails to build with recent versions of botan. https://github.com/das-labor/neopg/issues/98
   };
 }