diff --git a/profiles/package.mask b/profiles/package.mask
index a5cf68c9d593f..31c9e633a9235 100644
--- a/profiles/package.mask
+++ b/profiles/package.mask
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
 
 #--- END OF EXAMPLES ---
 
+# Michael Palimaka <kensington@gentoo.org> (18 Feb 2016)
+# Fails to build. Dead upstream.
+# Masked for removal in 30 days. Bug 574248.
+dev-util/vdkbuilder
+
 # Michael Palimaka <kensington@gentoo.org> (18 Feb 2016)
 # Fails to build. Dead upstream. Use net-misc/connman-gtk instead.
 # Masked for removal in 30 days. Bug 502552.