diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsini/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsini/default.nix
index 256b6995af1d..45e03ad71441 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsini/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/hsini/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     HUnit mtl parsec QuickCheck testFramework testFrameworkHunit
     testFrameworkQuickcheck2 testFrameworkTh
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     description = "Package for user configuration files (INI)";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;