diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-uri/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-uri/default.nix
index e42d6d28599..6cfd4dca161 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-uri/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/network-uri/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     HUnit network testFramework testFrameworkHunit
     testFrameworkQuickcheck2
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/haskell/network-uri";
     description = "URI manipulation";