diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.nix
index ff3ba4e92c57..e40aa7e6d11d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/matrix-sdk-crypto-nodejs/package.nix
@@ -64,5 +64,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       dandellion
     ];
     inherit (nodejs.meta) platforms;
+    # napi_build doesn't handle most cross-compilation configurations
+    broken = (!stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) || stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic;
   };
 }