diff --git a/deskutils/py-spice-gtk/Makefile b/deskutils/py-spice-gtk/Makefile
index 83a968f0cf13..8c70b4ac1797 100644
--- a/deskutils/py-spice-gtk/Makefile
+++ b/deskutils/py-spice-gtk/Makefile
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ MASTERDIR=	${.CURDIR}/../spice-gtk
 
 CONFLICTS=	spice-gtk-[0-9]*
 SPICE_SLAVE=	yes
+BROKEN=		fails to package
 
 .include "${MASTERDIR}/Makefile"