diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jq/default.nix
index 3d4097b0718..271f15c5900 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jq/default.nix
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "62d649c4f6f26ed91810c8db075f5fe05319c3dc99dbebcd2d31b0b697a4592e";
   };
+
   patches = [ ./jq-py-setup.patch ];
 
   buildInputs = [ jq ];
 
+  # no tests executed
+  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "jq" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Python bindings for jq, the flexible JSON processor";
     homepage = "https://github.com/mwilliamson/jq.py";