diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
index fc1227f9e99..67d54af7bb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
    lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security ];
   LIBCLANG_PATH = "${llvmPackages.libclang}/lib";
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # no test on darwin due to
+  # https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/issues/1556
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Standalone JIT-style runtime for WebAssembly, using Cranelift";