diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/default.nix
index 5e7442ebc5f0..ec45fd8d09b8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,20 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
+, callPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , appdirs
 , cryptography
-, ddt
 , dogpile_cache
-, hacking
 , jmespath
 , jsonpatch
-, jsonschema
 , keystoneauth1
 , munch
 , netifaces
 , os-service-types
-, oslo-config
-, oslotest
 , pbr
-, prometheus-client
-, requests-mock
+, pyyaml
 , requestsexceptions
-, stestr
-, testscenarios
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -44,35 +38,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     os-service-types
     pbr
     requestsexceptions
+    pyyaml
   ];
 
-  checkInputs = [
-    ddt
-    hacking
-    jsonschema
-    oslo-config
-    oslotest
-    prometheus-client
-    requests-mock
-    stestr
-    testscenarios
-  ];
+  # Checks moved to 'passthru.tests' to workaround slowness
+  doCheck = false;
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    stestr run -e <(echo "
-    openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_image.TestImage.test_create_image_task
-    openstack.tests.unit.image.v2.test_proxy.TestImageProxy.test_wait_for_task_error_396
-    openstack.tests.unit.image.v2.test_proxy.TestImageProxy.test_wait_for_task_wait
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_fails
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_fails_different_attribute
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_match
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_match_with_none
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_list_projects
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_projects
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_servers
-    openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_servers_no_detail
-    ")
-  '';
+  passthru.tests = {
+    tests = callPackage ./tests.nix { };
+  };
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "openstack" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/tests.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/tests.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a379d3a019e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/openstacksdk/tests.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, ddt
+, hacking
+, jsonschema
+, lib
+, openstacksdk
+, oslo-config
+, oslotest
+, prometheus-client
+, requests-mock
+, stdenv
+, stestr
+, testscenarios
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "openstacksdk-tests";
+  inherit (openstacksdk) version;
+
+  src = openstacksdk.src;
+
+  dontBuild = true;
+  dontInstall = true;
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    ddt
+    hacking
+    jsonschema
+    openstacksdk
+    oslo-config
+    oslotest
+    prometheus-client
+    requests-mock
+    stestr
+    testscenarios
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase =
+    let aarch64TestsExcluded = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 ''
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalNode.test_node_set_provision_state_with_retries
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_role_assignment.TestRoleAssignment.test_grant_role_user_domain_exists
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_volume_backups.TestVolumeBackups.test_delete_volume_backup_force
+      openstack.tests.unit.object_store.v1.test_proxy.TestTempURLBytesPathAndKey.test_set_account_temp_url_key_second
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_security_groups.TestSecurityGroups.test_delete_security_group_neutron_not_found
+    ''; in
+    ''
+      stestr run -e <(echo "${aarch64TestsExcluded}
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalNode.test_wait_for_baremetal_node_lock_locked
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalNode.test_inspect_machine_inspect_failed
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalNode.test_inspect_machine_available_wait
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_baremetal_node.TestBaremetalNode.test_inspect_machine_wait
+      openstack.tests.unit.cloud.test_image.TestImage.test_create_image_task
+      openstack.tests.unit.image.v2.test_proxy.TestImageProxy.test_wait_for_task_error_396
+      openstack.tests.unit.image.v2.test_proxy.TestImageProxy.test_wait_for_task_wait
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_fails
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_fails_different_attribute
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_match
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_resource.TestWaitForStatus.test_status_match_with_none
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_list_projects
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_projects
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_servers
+      openstack.tests.unit.test_stats.TestStats.test_servers_no_detail
+      ")
+    '';
+}