diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ispc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ispc/default.nix
index d07bf6b5733..0c44595b24b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ispc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ispc/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # there are missing dependencies in the Makefile, causing sporadic build failures
   enableParallelBuilding = false;
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = stdenv.isLinux;
 
   buildInputs = with llvmPackages; [
     which