diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapidjson/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapidjson/package.nix
index b2cea36a49f1..44f01c91763e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapidjson/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ra/rapidjson/package.nix
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE" "-Wno-error")
   ];
 
-  doCheck = !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic || stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin);
+  doCheck =
+    !(stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic || stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin)
+    && lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform valgrind;
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     valgrind