diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sc/sct/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sc/sct/package.nix
index 1006f73c571c..2b0075c53fee 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sc/sct/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sc/sct/package.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
   meta = {
+    # last successful hydra build on aarch64-linux was in 2022
+    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
     homepage = "https://www.umaxx.net/";
     description = "Minimal utility to set display colour temperature";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [