diff --git a/www/commento/Makefile b/www/commento/Makefile
index fa23e14..de5cee0 100644
--- a/www/commento/Makefile
+++ b/www/commento/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ DISTVERSION=		1.7.0
 CATEGORIES=			www
 MASTER_SITES=		https://commento.io/
 
+BROKEN=			fails to build with node8/10 and node11/12
+
 MAINTAINER=		rt@scisoft.de
 COMMENT=		A fast, privacy-focused commenting platform