diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 715249f036be..82d5649120d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -18871,7 +18871,7 @@ in {
       sha256 = "0ee9975c05602e755ff5000232e0335ba30d507f6261922a658ee11b1cec36d1";
     };
 
-    doCheck = !isPyPy;
+    doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin && !isPyPy;
 
     # Disable imagefont tests, because they don't work well with infinality:
     # https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/1259