diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shake/default.nix
index 12887ec79bc..ef7a6d69905 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/shake/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     binary deepseq filepath hashable random time transformers
     unorderedContainers utf8String
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://community.haskell.org/~ndm/shake/";
     description = "Build system library, like Make, but more accurate dependencies";