diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf/default.nix
index 83d9a019e48..e57c8bbae0f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/iptraf/default.nix
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     description = "Console-based network statistics utility for Linux";
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    broken = true; # required isdn headers have been removed from the linux kernel
   };
 }