diff --git a/x11-wm/cde/Makefile b/x11-wm/cde/Makefile
index 63d8a12802fe..428efd36d015 100644
--- a/x11-wm/cde/Makefile
+++ b/x11-wm/cde/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-src-${DISTVERSION}
 MAINTAINER=	crees@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	Common Desktop Environment
 
+BROKEN_powerpc64=	fails to build: ./config/imake/imake: No such file or directory
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	ksh93:shells/ksh93			\
 		bdftopcf:x11-fonts/bdftopcf		\
 		mkfontdir:x11-fonts/mkfontdir	\