diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/augeas/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/au/augeas/package.nix
index 57c960087ed4..9506f60ef472 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/au/augeas/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/augeas/package.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ./bootstrap --gnulib-srcdir=.gnulib
   '';
 
+  configureFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin [ "--disable-gnulib-tests" ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoreconfHook
     bison