diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix
index a37160a01ac..9be85ff4b3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/crate/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 , isPy3k
 , sqlalchemy
 , pytestCheckHook
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTestPaths = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ "src/crate/client/test_http.py" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/crate/crate-python";
     description = "A Python client library for CrateDB";