diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d422c8abd4c..044f783b90f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3076,6 +3076,7 @@ let
 
   automake111x = import ../development/tools/misc/automake/automake-1.11.x.nix {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv perl autoconf makeWrapper;
+    doCheck = false;
   };
 
   avrdude = import ../development/tools/misc/avrdude {