diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/repoze-sphinx-autointerface/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/repoze-sphinx-autointerface/default.nix
index 7662a9c9674b3..2950f34f386b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/repoze-sphinx-autointerface/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/repoze-sphinx-autointerface/default.nix
@@ -51,5 +51,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/repoze/repoze.sphinx.autointerface/blob/${version}/CHANGES.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd0;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
+    # https://github.com/repoze/repoze.sphinx.autointerface/issues/21
+    broken = versionAtLeast sphinx.version "7.2";
   };
 }