diff --git a/srcpkgs/atom/template b/srcpkgs/atom/template
index 325b9533acb..3a58bd7a0ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/atom/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/atom/template
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ homepage="https://atom.io"
 distfiles="https://github.com/$pkgname/$pkgname/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=2950820b2c7ab658135e9cb7c003ff2074ec0a38ac3b324d85cc20bcb237e61f
 
+broken=yes # doesn't happen on local builds
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 
 do_build() {