diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiofiles/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiofiles/default.nix
index 289da1fb2cc7..05027dc0170d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiofiles/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/aiofiles/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib
+{ stdenv
+, lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , poetry-core
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    "test_sendfile_file"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "aiofiles" ];
 
   meta = {