diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 54f8114034b..0d6e1c7bfc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -6426,6 +6426,7 @@ let
       sha256 = "0d9ak0zknz81lv3cqkzr2mxdic6g5rrbb87skqc4jj48rz4f2k3v";
     };
     buildInputs = [ pkgs.glib ];
+    doCheck = false; # tests failing with glib 2.60 https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=128165
     meta = {
       homepage = http://gtk2-perl.sourceforge.net/;
       description = "Perl wrappers for the GLib utility and Object libraries";