diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/llvm-general-pure/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/llvm-general-pure/default.nix
index fc301ab4de8a..0a8f455d9713 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/llvm-general-pure/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/llvm-general-pure/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     HUnit mtl QuickCheck testFramework testFrameworkHunit
     testFrameworkQuickcheck2
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     description = "Pure Haskell LLVM functionality (no FFI)";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;