diff --git a/x11/virtualgl/Makefile b/x11/virtualgl/Makefile
index 869db8713d36..9e80bef8644c 100644
--- a/x11/virtualgl/Makefile
+++ b/x11/virtualgl/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ LIB_DEPENDS=	libfltk.so:x11-toolkits/fltk \
 		libturbojpeg.so:graphics/libjpeg-turbo \
 		libxcb-keysyms.so:x11/xcb-util-keysyms
 
+BROKEN=		fails to build
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64 i386
 
 CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=	${LOCALBASE}/VirtualGL