diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbus/default.nix
index 874b945513a..7f0285dfc7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/dbus/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     QuickCheck random text transformers vector xmlTypes
   ];
   jailbreak = true;
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://john-millikin.com/software/haskell-dbus/";
     description = "A client library for the D-Bus IPC system";