diff --git a/graphics/py-mayavi/Makefile b/graphics/py-mayavi/Makefile
index f9261e4e2938..b45191df8c3d 100644
--- a/graphics/py-mayavi/Makefile
+++ b/graphics/py-mayavi/Makefile
@@ -1,53 +1,55 @@
 # Created by: Vladimir Chukharev
 
 PORTNAME=	mayavi
 DISTVERSION=	4.7.3
 CATEGORIES=	graphics science python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	yuri@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Application and library for 3D visualization and plotting in Python
 
 LICENSE=			BSD3CLAUSE LGPL21 LGPL20 EPL LGPL3 BSD2CLAUSE APACHE11 # see ${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE.txt
 LICENSE_COMB=			multi
 LICENSE_FILE_BSD3CLAUSE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL21=		${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_Nuvola.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL20=		${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_CP.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_EPL=		${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_Eclipse.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_LGPL3=		${WRKSRC}/image_LICENSE_OOo.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_BSD2CLAUSE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE_YORICK.txt
 LICENSE_FILE_APACHE11=		${WRKSRC}/LICENSE_COLORBREWER.txt
 
+BROKEN_i386=	Building TVTK classes... Fatal Python error: Segmentation fault # might be specific to Mayavi or Python versions
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	vtk9>0:math/vtk9 \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PY_SPHINX} \
 		sphinx-build:textproc/py-sphinx@${PY_FLAVOR}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	vtk9>0:math/vtk9 \
 		${PYNUMPY} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}apptools>0:devel/py-apptools@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}envisage>0:devel/py-envisage@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pyface>=6.0.0:devel/py-pyface@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}pygments>0:textproc/py-pygments@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}six>0:devel/py-six@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}traits>=4.6.0:devel/py-traits@${PY_FLAVOR} \
 		${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}traitsui>=6.0.0:graphics/py-traitsui@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python:3.6+ shebangfix
 USE_PYTHON=	noflavors distutils autoplist # noflavors to force python to be of the same version as in vtk9, which always has default python version
 
 USE_WX=		3.0+
 WX_COMPS=	python:run
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	mayavi/tests/csv_files/csv_2_py
 
 POST_PLIST=	fix-plist
 
 post-install:
 	${STRIP_CMD} ${STAGEDIR}${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR}/tvtk/array_ext*.so
 
 fix-plist:
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR:S/${PREFIX}\///}/mayavi/preferences/__pycache__$$||" ${TMPPLIST}
 	@${REINPLACE_CMD} -e "s|${PYTHONPREFIX_SITELIBDIR:S/${PREFIX}\///}/tvtk/plugins/scene/__pycache__$$||" ${TMPPLIST}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>