diff --git a/security/py-xmlsec/Makefile b/security/py-xmlsec/Makefile
index 7d88af87dd8e..89a7bdfa10e4 100644
--- a/security/py-xmlsec/Makefile
+++ b/security/py-xmlsec/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ COMMENT=	Python bindings for XML Security Library
 LICENSE=	GPLv2+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+BROKEN=		does not build (x509.c:46:60: error: too many arguments to function call, expected 2, have 3)
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libxmlsec1.so:security/xmlsec1
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_SITELIBDIR}/libxml2.py:textproc/py-libxml2