diff --git a/devel/upp/Makefile b/devel/upp/Makefile
index 86519d7ebed8..9e71c3be489d 100644
--- a/devel/upp/Makefile
+++ b/devel/upp/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ COMMENT=	Ultimate++, a BSD-licensed, cross-platform, C/C++ RAD suite
 LICENSE=	BSD2CLAUSE
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/uppsrc/Core/Copying
 
+BROKEN=		fails to link
 BROKEN_powerpc=		Does not compile on ${ARCH}: error Unknown CPU architecture
 BROKEN_powerpc64=	Does not compile on ${ARCH}: error Unknown CPU architecture
 BROKEN_sparc64=		Does not compile on ${ARCH}