diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aws/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aws/default.nix
index 8ba55efce05..d6e8a5fb5ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aws/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/aws/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     aeson errors mtl QuickCheck quickcheckInstances tagged tasty
     tastyQuickcheck text transformers
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/aristidb/aws";
     description = "Amazon Web Services (AWS) for Haskell";