diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/mutter/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/mutter/default.nix
index a8bc4e770110..e12c1f2c390a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/mutter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/mutter/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Dxwayland-path=${xwayland}/bin/Xwayland"
+    "-Dinstalled_tests=false" # TODO: enable these
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [