diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemviews.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemviews.nix
index f114c007038b..df420f8f4b99 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemviews.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/kitemviews.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 kdeFramework {
   name = "kitemviews";
-  meta = { maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ]; };
+  meta = {
+    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.ttuegel ];
+    broken = builtins.compareVersions qtbase.version "5.6.0" < 0;
+  };
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules qttools ];
   buildInputs = [ qtbase ];
 }