diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/xmlgen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/xmlgen/default.nix
index 6bc1a4b6f59..c466ddb1d55 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/xmlgen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/xmlgen/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "1rmsg9wxs0bsj0xpagxrm3fmlqd63b0dfyc21rx9jj76g9za29wh";
   buildDepends = [ blazeBuilder mtl text ];
   testDepends = [ filepath HUnit hxt QuickCheck text ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     description = "Fast XML generation library";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;