diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
index e7da60a9d1a..b3b00a1c722 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # https://www.gnupg.org/documentation/manuals/gpgme/Largefile-Support-_0028LFS_0029.html
     ++ lib.optional (system == "i686-linux") "-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64";
 
+  checkInputs = [ which ];
+
+  doCheck = false; # fails 8 out of 26 tests with "GPGME: Decryption failed". Spooky!
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://gnupg.org/software/gpgme/index.html;
     description = "Library for making GnuPG easier to use";