diff --git a/srcpkgs/hamster-applet/template b/srcpkgs/hamster-applet/template
index c622b4ce16f..ce244c38f10 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/hamster-applet/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/hamster-applet/template
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://projecthamster.wordpress.com"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/hamster-applet/${version%.*}/hamster-applet-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=e16cccbc3f9127b5fbf0aea72e2c3d42ff4ebff756e9ef9acad8f2ce492c2d14
+broken="old gnome2 stuff, probably remove"
 
 post_install() {
 	mv ${DESTDIR}/etc/gconf ${DESTDIR}/usr/share