diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ov/ovn/generic.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ov/ovn/generic.nix
index 0dfe1f80d653..a584a9ce15f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ov/ovn/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ov/ovn/generic.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # disable tests due to networking issues and because individual tests can't be skipped easily
+  doCheck = false;
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     gnused