diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/5.2.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/5.2.nix
index 0a7446fe534..d5aeac2eef8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/5.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/texinfo/5.2.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     installTargets="install install-tex";
   '';
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/";