diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
index ddf98d2d492..dbfdcec142d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/uvicorn/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib
+{ stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , click
@@ -40,12 +40,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   '';
 
   checkInputs = [ pytest requests ];
+
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   # watchgod required the watchgod package, which isn't available in nixpkgs
   checkPhase = ''
     pytest --ignore=tests/supervisors/test_watchgodreload.py
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.uvicorn.org/";
     description = "The lightning-fast ASGI server";
     license = licenses.bsd3;