diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyserial/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyserial/default.nix
index 508104d3312..c7787a42691 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyserial/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyserial/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   checkPhase = "python -m unittest discover -s test";
-  doInstallCheck = !hostPlatform.isDarwin; # broken on darwin
+  doCheck = !hostPlatform.isDarwin; # broken on darwin
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/pyserial/pyserial";