diff --git a/editors/micro/Makefile b/editors/micro/Makefile
index 4343da427e09..544e4107eeed 100644
--- a/editors/micro/Makefile
+++ b/editors/micro/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+BROKEN =	uses syscall
+
 # github.com/creack/pty only supports these archs
 ONLY_FOR_ARCHS = aarch64 arm amd64 i386 mips64