diff --git a/srcpkgs/chromium/template b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
index 0b12b20a2b5..84a098c2139 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/chromium/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/chromium/template
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	esac
 fi
 
+broken="build some other things first"
+
 post_patch() {
 	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ]; then
 		for f in "${FILESDIR}"/musl-patches/*.patch; do