diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
index def70d7df3c..35e9d16f9df 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/girara/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libintl libiconv json_c ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ glib gtk ];
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Ddocs=disabled" # docs do not seem to be installed