diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
index b37eaeaea1be..b3810892ce03 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/findutils/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Since glibc-2.25 the i686 tests hang reliably right after test-sleep.
   doCheck
     =  !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin
+    && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD
     && !(stdenv.hostPlatform.libc == "glibc" && stdenv.hostPlatform.isi686)
     && (stdenv.hostPlatform.libc != "musl")
     && stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;