diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix
index 8e9f69f8fc06..9d08994af4f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/amqp/default.nix
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     binary clock connection dataBinaryIeee754 hspec hspecExpectations
     network split text
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hreinhardt/amqp";
     description = "Client library for AMQP servers (currently only RabbitMQ)";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = self.ghc.meta.platforms;
   };
-  doCheck = false;
 })