diff --git a/textproc/mergestat/Makefile b/textproc/mergestat/Makefile
index 001248c4cbaf..f07beb97526d 100644
--- a/textproc/mergestat/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/mergestat/Makefile
@@ -1,40 +1,42 @@
 PORTNAME=	mergestat
 DISTVERSIONPREFIX=	v
 DISTVERSION=	0.5.4
 PORTREVISION=	10
 CATEGORIES=	textproc
 
 MAINTAINER=	lcook@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Query git repositories with SQL
 WWW=		https://www.mergestat.com/
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+BROKEN=		fails to build
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	sqlite3>=3.0.0:databases/sqlite3
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libgit2.so:devel/libgit2
 
 USES=		go:modules pkgconfig
 GO_MODULE=	github.com/${PORTNAME}/${PORTNAME}
 
 GO_BUILDFLAGS=	-tags sqlite_vtable,sqlite_json1,system_libgit2
 GO_TESTFLAGS=	${GO_BUILDFLAGS}
 
 CGO_CFLAGS+=	-DUSE_LIBSQLITE3
 CGO_LDFLAGS+=	-Wl,--unresolved-symbols=ignore-in-object-files
 
 PLIST_FILES=	bin/${PORTNAME}
 PORTDOCS=	README.md
 
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 
 pre-patch:
 	@${MKDIR} ${WRKSRC}/vendor/go.riyazali.net/sqlite/bridge
 	@${CP} ${FILESDIR}/bridge.h ${FILESDIR}/bridge.c ${WRKSRC}/vendor/go.riyazali.net/sqlite/bridge
 
 post-install-DOCS-on:
 	@${MKDIR} ${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 	${INSTALL_DATA} ${WRKSRC}/${PORTDOCS} \
 		${STAGEDIR}${DOCSDIR}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>