diff --git a/math/octave-forge-econometrics/Makefile b/math/octave-forge-econometrics/Makefile
index 8b9e29d12f7e..629ea95a599c 100644
--- a/math/octave-forge-econometrics/Makefile
+++ b/math/octave-forge-econometrics/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 PORTNAME=	octave-forge-econometrics
 PORTVERSION=	1.1.2
 PORTREVISION=	7
 CATEGORIES=	math
 MASTER_SITES=	SF/octave/Octave%20Forge%20Packages/Individual%20Package%20Releases
 DISTNAME=	${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}-${DISTVERSIONFULL}
 
 MAINTAINER=	stephen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Octave-forge package ${OCTAVE_PKGNAME}
 WWW=		https://packages.octave.org/
 
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKDIR}/${OCTAVE_SRC}/COPYING
 
+BROKEN=		depends upon math/octave-forge-optim, which is broken
+
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${OCTAVE_TARBALLS_DIR}/optim.tar.gz:math/octave-forge-optim
 
 USES=		octave
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>