diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HTTP/4000.2.13.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HTTP/4000.2.13.nix
index 9c423a94e3f..3a78e8f1674 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HTTP/4000.2.13.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/HTTP/4000.2.13.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     network pureMD5 split testFramework testFrameworkHunit wai warp
   ];
   jailbreak = true;
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/haskell/HTTP";
     description = "A library for client-side HTTP";