diff --git a/benchmarks/hipercontracer/Makefile b/benchmarks/hipercontracer/Makefile
index 0d91140c2ffb..b5f14f178873 100644
--- a/benchmarks/hipercontracer/Makefile
+++ b/benchmarks/hipercontracer/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,25 @@
 PORTNAME=	hipercontracer
 PORTVERSION=	1.6.10
 PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	benchmarks
 MASTER_SITES=	https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/hipercontracer/download/
 
 MAINTAINER=	thomas.dreibholz@gmail.com
 COMMENT=	High-Performance Connectivity Tracer (HiPerConTracer)
 WWW=		https://www.nntb.no/~dreibh/hipercontracer/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3+
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/COPYING
 
+BROKEN=		fails to build with boost-1.86+
+
 LIB_DEPENDS=	libboost_atomic.so:devel/boost-libs
 
 USES=		cmake compiler:c++14-lang python shebangfix tar:xz
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 SHEBANG_FILES=	src/addressinfogenerator src/get-default-ips src/tracedataimporter
 
 PLIST_SUB=	PORTVERSION=${PORTVERSION}
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>