diff --git a/multimedia/lives/Makefile b/multimedia/lives/Makefile
index 5b5a25d72d55..0b12fd55b4ee 100644
--- a/multimedia/lives/Makefile
+++ b/multimedia/lives/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ COMMENT=	Video editing system
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+BROKEN=		fails to patch
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${LOCALBASE}/include/linux/input.h:devel/evdev-proto \
 		${LOCALBASE}/bin/analyseplugin:audio/ladspa
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libasound.so:audio/alsa-lib \