diff --git a/lang/mako/Makefile b/lang/mako/Makefile
index 7a69d9b98..ad8f1f7c8 100644
--- a/lang/mako/Makefile
+++ b/lang/mako/Makefile
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ define Package/mako
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   TITLE:=Mako Templates for Python
   URL:=http://www.makotemplates.org/
-  DEPENDS:=+python
+  DEPENDS:=+python @BROKEN
 endef
 
 define Package/mako/description
diff --git a/lang/twisted/Makefile b/lang/twisted/Makefile
index 2dd39421f..f0b755727 100644
--- a/lang/twisted/Makefile
+++ b/lang/twisted/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ define Package/twisted/default
   SECTION:=lang
   CATEGORY:=Languages
   URL:=http://twistedmatrix.com/
-  DEPENDS:=+python-mini
+  DEPENDS:=+python-mini @BROKEN
 endef
 
 define Package/twisted/default/description
diff --git a/libs/classpath/Makefile b/libs/classpath/Makefile
index d78d24814..27484f513 100644
--- a/libs/classpath/Makefile
+++ b/libs/classpath/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ define Package/classpath
   TITLE:=GNU Classpath
   URL:=http://www.gnu.org/software/classpath/
   MAINTAINER:=Roberto Riggio (roberto.riggio@create-net.org)
+  DEPENDS:=@BROKEN
 endef
 
 define Package/classpath/Description
diff --git a/libs/libpfm/Makefile b/libs/libpfm/Makefile
index cf1607b94..f9e25eedb 100644
--- a/libs/libpfm/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libpfm/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ define Package/libpfm
   CATEGORY:=Libraries
   TITLE:=Perfmon2 Kernel performance monitoring interface
   URL:=http://perfmon2.sourceforge.net/
+  DEPENDS:=@BROKEN
 endef
 
 define Build/Compile