diff --git a/net/tn5250j/Makefile b/net/tn5250j/Makefile
index f7c5739b2942..d8dffd8fbfd1 100644
--- a/net/tn5250j/Makefile
+++ b/net/tn5250j/Makefile
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ DISTNAME=	${PORTNAME}-${PORTVERSION}-src
 MAINTAINER=	saper@saper.info
 COMMENT=	5250 terminal emulator for the AS/400 written in Java
 
+BROKEN=		fails to build
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	${JAVALIBDIR}/mail.jar:java/javamail \
 		${JYTHON_JAR}:lang/jython \
 		${JAVALIBDIR}/jt400.jar:sysutils/jtopen \