diff --git a/devel/py-python-dtrace/Makefile b/devel/py-python-dtrace/Makefile
index 4f913c00759a..b45e54e1157f 100644
--- a/devel/py-python-dtrace/Makefile
+++ b/devel/py-python-dtrace/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ COMMENT=	DTrace consumer for Python based on libdtrace
 
 LICENSE=	MIT
 
+BROKEN_powerpc64=	fails to compile: dtrace_cython/consumer.c:476:20: dtrace.h: No such file or directory
+
 USES=		python zip
 USE_PYTHON=	autoplist distutils cython cython_run