diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dns/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dns/default.nix
index e6c18872ed3..e4756eeb2dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dns/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dns/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     attoparsec attoparsecConduit binary blazeBuilder conduit hspec
     iproute mtl network networkConduit random
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     description = "DNS library in Haskell";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;