diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.12/template b/srcpkgs/linux6.12/template
index 2733d5d3d6f..52691d8af43 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.12/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.12/template
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ if [ "${version##*.}" != 0 ]; then
 	skip_extraction="patch-${version}.xz"
 fi
 
+broken="currently broken, waiting for patch, let other things build"
+
 checksum="b1a2562be56e42afb3f8489d4c2a7ac472ac23098f1ef1c1e40da601f54625eb
  14aef80cbafd0a45c6b4683a4286665f0e150881e54a42c1b435f67f536aaf9d"
 python_version=3