diff --git a/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
index 24cb2632447..7d4b04d3c94 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/nushell/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoBuildFlags = lib.optional withStableFeatures "--features stable";
 
+  # TODO investigate why tests are broken on darwin
+  # failures show that tests try to write to paths
+  # outside of TMPDIR
+  doCheck = ! stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck
     echo "Running cargo test"