diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index c7672a23c0e9..ea7031d03df8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -428,7 +428,13 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (
                 configureFlags = [ "--with-bz2=${bzip2.dev}" ];
               }
               { name = "calendar"; }
-              { name = "ctype"; }
+              {
+                name = "ctype";
+                postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+                  # Broken test on aarch64-darwin
+                  rm ext/ctype/tests/lc_ctype_inheritance.phpt
+                '';
+              }
               {
                 name = "curl";
                 buildInputs = [ curl ];