diff --git a/graphics/openfx-io/Makefile b/graphics/openfx-io/Makefile
index 0a3f060ab5af..f8d35fea5211 100644
--- a/graphics/openfx-io/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/openfx-io/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ COMMENT=	Set of Readers/Writers plugins written using the OpenFX standard
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv2
 
+BROKEN=		fails to build with ffmpeg 4.0
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS=	amd64
 
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_system.so:devel/boost-libs \