diff --git a/textproc/syck/Makefile b/textproc/syck/Makefile
index 081c3c70fde6..9e6adc022121 100644
--- a/textproc/syck/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/syck/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ MASTER_SITES=	http://cloud.github.com/downloads/indeyets/syck/
 MAINTAINER=	ports@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	A library for reading and writing YAML 1.0
 
+BROKEN=		does not build
+
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		bison
 CFLAGS+=	-fPIC