diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
index 8389430e1e24..b961fe45942e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/spacy/default.nix
@@ -144,5 +144,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
     mainProgram = "spacy";
+    # Cython.Compiler.Errors.CompileError: spacy/ml/parser_model.pyx
+    broken = true;
   };
 }