diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix
index 5e5f9fc07d4..d46f0cc6317 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/default.nix
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ let
         wrapProgram $out/bin/initdb --prefix PATH ":" ${glibc.bin}/bin
       '';
 
-    doCheck = true;
+    doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
     # autodetection doesn't seem to able to find this, but it's there.
     checkTarget = "check";