diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
index 6b36dc03627e..e18bc6450206 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   postInstall = glib.flattenInclude;