diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix
index a82027a628f3..5437716c1f8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/programming/fdr/default.nix
@@ -65,5 +65,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ nickhu ];
+    broken = true; # requires Qt 5.7 or later (not available in NixOS 17.03)
   };
 }