diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
index a0ace84bc67..50b43c4e043 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         "multiple_listen" "delayed_accept"
         "shutdown_close_tcp" "shutdown_eof" "shutdown_twice" "callback_stack"
         "tty_pty"
+      ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isAarch32 [
+        # I observe this test failing with some regularity on ARMv7:
+        # https://github.com/libuv/libuv/issues/1871
+        "shutdown_close_pipe"
       ];
     tdRegexp = lib.concatStringsSep "\\|" toDisable;
     in lib.optionalString doCheck ''