diff --git a/astro/pyephem/Makefile b/astro/pyephem/Makefile
index 334a017acc1e..1225baead752 100644
--- a/astro/pyephem/Makefile
+++ b/astro/pyephem/Makefile
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 # Created by: db
 # $FreeBSD$
 
 PORTNAME=	pyephem
 PORTVERSION=	3.7.7.0
 PORTREVISION=	1
 PORTEPOCH=	1
 CATEGORIES=	astro math python
 MASTER_SITES=	CHEESESHOP
 PKGNAMEPREFIX=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}
 
 MAINTAINER=	wen@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Scientific-grade astronomical computations for Python
 
 LICENSE=	LGPL3
 
 DEPRECATED=	Use py-ephem instead.
 EXPIRATION_DATE=	2020-08-04
 
+BROKEN=		fails to compile
+
 RUN_DEPENDS=	${PYTHON_PKGNAMEPREFIX}ephem==${PORTVERSION}:astro/py-ephem@${PY_FLAVOR}
 
 USES=		python
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils
 
 NO_ARCH=	yes
 
 .include <bsd.port.mk>