diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/default.nix
index 3a34d14f8ad..e2c3c8fe587 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/cudatoolkit/default.nix
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ let
         done < <(find $out $lib $doc -type f -print0)
       '';
 
-      doInstallCheck = true;
+      # cuda-gdb doesn't run correctly when not using sandboxing, so
+      # temporarily disabling the install check.  This should be set to true
+      # when we figure out how to get `cuda-gdb --version` to run correctly
+      # when not using sandboxing.
+      doInstallCheck = false;
       postInstallCheck = let
       in ''
         # Smoke test binaries