diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix
index f0a220d8733d..976be3b8e862 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/sweethome3d/default.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ let
       "aarch64-darwin"
     ];
     mainProgram = "sweethome3d";
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 in
 {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ri/ristate/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ri/ristate/package.nix
index ad948e4a787c..8a15be457f16 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ri/ristate/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ri/ristate/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   rustPlatform,
   fetchFromGitLab,
   nix-update-script,
+  stdenv, # for meta.broken
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
@@ -26,5 +27,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
     mainProgram = "ristate";
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsop/package.nix
index e8954bdf26cb..8ec440887b54 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/rs/rsop/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   nix-update-script,
   testers,
   rsop,
+  stdenv, # for meta.broken
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -44,5 +45,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nikstur ];
     mainProgram = "rsop";
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snpeff/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snpeff/package.nix
index 77c25fd8008e..56d8c56ea04f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snpeff/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snpeff/package.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryBytecode ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jbedo ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ta/task-master-ai/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ta/task-master-ai/package.nix
index 44f2e3b52847..4f9f46fa8bc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ta/task-master-ai/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ta/task-master-ai/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   nodejs,
   nix-update-script,
   versionCheckHook,
+  stdenv, # for meta.broken
 }:
 buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "task-master-ai";
@@ -49,5 +50,7 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
     mainProgram = "task-master-ai";
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.repparw ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uc/ucode/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uc/ucode/package.nix
index a8309fbc4e26..7a0e98effd4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uc/ucode/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uc/ucode/package.nix
@@ -33,5 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.isc;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mkg20001 ];
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/un/unshieldv3/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/un/unshieldv3/package.nix
index d16290f29a20..14c1b9da81e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/un/unshieldv3/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/un/unshieldv3/package.nix
@@ -37,5 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux ++ lib.platforms.darwin;
     mainProgram = "unshieldv3";
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.jchw ];
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcdimager/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcdimager/package.nix
index 98f1cbf88f83..8bcc98e7f3f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcdimager/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcdimager/package.nix
@@ -42,5 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     description = "Full-featured mastering suite for authoring, disassembling and analyzing Video CDs and Super Video CDs";
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vixl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vixl/package.nix
index e91479f9c45e..1b009f511aba 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vi/vixl/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vi/vixl/package.nix
@@ -39,5 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ onny ];
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wo/wownero/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wo/wownero/package.nix
index 325a794cfe0e..1091140a44a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/wo/wownero/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wo/wownero/package.nix
@@ -108,5 +108,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xs/xstow/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xs/xstow/package.nix
index d978a376fdce..250219918d2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xs/xstow/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xs/xstow/package.nix
@@ -38,5 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nzbr ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zf/zf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zf/zf/package.nix
index 2b235464a26b..a188f3cd86ba 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zf/zf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zf/zf/package.nix
@@ -66,5 +66,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       mmlb
     ];
     mainProgram = "zf";
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zi/zigfetch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zi/zigfetch/package.nix
index 9c753642d70e..2bac951b5fbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zi/zigfetch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zi/zigfetch/package.nix
@@ -44,5 +44,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ heisfer ];
     mainProgram = "zigfetch";
     inherit (zig_0_16.meta) platforms;
+    # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix
index 1c7d0a8b6d7f..e0ec561e0ac0 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/varnish/default.nix
@@ -120,7 +120,9 @@ let
           lib.maintainers.osnyx
         ];
         platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-        broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin && version == "8.0.1"; # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/495368
+        # last successful hydra build on darwin was in 2025
+        # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/495368
+        broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
       };
     };
 in