diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dulwich/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dulwich/default.nix
index 97b27d14bd35..8c6a37875f94 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dulwich/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dulwich/default.nix
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "test_cyrillic"
     # OSError: [Errno 84] Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character: b'/build/tmpfseetobk/test/\xc0'
     "test_commit_no_encode_decode"
+    # https://github.com/jelmer/dulwich/issues/1279
+    "test_init_connector"
   ];
 
   disabledTestPaths = [