diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/msitools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/msitools/default.nix
index ab196ebc5b34..84a9a1135b51 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/msitools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/msitools/default.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     bzip2
   ];
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # WiX tests fail on darwin
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs subprojects/bats-core/{bin,libexec}