diff --git a/pkgs/tools/nix/statix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/nix/statix/default.nix
index 4de3aa35677e..fd219935aeeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/nix/statix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/nix/statix/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, withJson ? true }:
+{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchFromGitHub, withJson ? true, stdenv }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "statix";
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   buildFeatures = lib.optional withJson "json";
 
+  # tests are failing on darwin
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Lints and suggestions for the nix programming language";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nerdypepper/statix";