diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fluidasserts/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fluidasserts/default.nix
index 7275199fca4d..13e6f14d9d0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fluidasserts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fluidasserts/default.nix
@@ -205,5 +205,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [
       kamadorueda
     ];
+    broken = true; # dependency tree is too fragile for nixpkgs
   };
 }