diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix
index 9adc35b1bdf..3121399b3a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/vty/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     Cabal deepseq mtl parallel parsec QuickCheck random terminfo
     utf8String vector
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/coreyoconnor/vty";
     description = "A simple terminal UI library";