diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 11b9fd5e067d..3d936e43ad92 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -8023,6 +8023,7 @@ in {
 
     buildInputs = with pkgs; [ ssdeep ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ cffi six ];
+    meta.broken = true; # Tests fail, and no reverse-dependencies anyway
   };