diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
index aea34c5d57c1..6c7fdda336bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/packer/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, buildGoModule, fetchFromGitHub, installShellFiles }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, buildGoModule
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, installShellFiles
+}:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
   pname = "packer";
@@ -30,5 +35,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ cstrahan zimbatm ma27 ];
     changelog   = "https://github.com/hashicorp/packer/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     platforms   = platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # needs to update gopsutil to at least v3.21.3 to include https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/pull/1042
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/cdk-go/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/cdk-go/default.nix
index 465b987ec74f..14f7e05140e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/cdk-go/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/cdk-go/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildGoModule
 , fetchFromGitHub
 }:
@@ -25,5 +26,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Only ];
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
     mainProgram = "cdk";
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # needs to update gopsutil to at least v3.21.3 to include https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/pull/1042
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix
index dffbaaa81832..27b24b869cf2 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop/raw/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.magnetophon ];
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin; # needs to update gopsutil to at least v3.21.3 to include https://github.com/shirou/gopsutil/pull/1042
   };
 }