diff --git a/srcpkgs/atom/template b/srcpkgs/atom/template
index 57d990a8c6..23c4e8bd1d 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=4c27d2344e28d4156eff8a88ed0b66884a77f7e4b2cbaf316c6451b24fd7ff97
 
+broken="only on build servers"
 only_for_archs="i686 x86_64"
 
 do_build() {