diff --git a/x11-toolkits/gnocl/Makefile b/x11-toolkits/gnocl/Makefile
index 39e7ceed4b55..ea8ac6480d5a 100644
--- a/x11-toolkits/gnocl/Makefile
+++ b/x11-toolkits/gnocl/Makefile
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ USE_GNOME=	gtk20 libglade2 gtksourceview2 gtkhtml3 gnomelibs
 USE_TCL=	84
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
+BROKEN=		does not compile
+
 WRKSRC=		${WRKDIR}/${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}
 BUILD_WRKSRC=	${WRKSRC}/src
 CFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include/tcl8.4