diff --git a/hosts/othalan/pkgs.nix b/hosts/othalan/pkgs.nix
index 01779b8..aac387f 100644
--- a/hosts/othalan/pkgs.nix
+++ b/hosts/othalan/pkgs.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
     quarto
     cachix
     graphviz
-    nix-du
+    # nix-du # failing to build suddenly? 
+    # https://github.com/symphorien/nix-du/issues/23
+    # maybe llvm related?
   ];
 }