diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
index 27af3be4f2df..fe51d4b524a5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/netcdf/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     remove-references-to -t ${stdenv.cc} "$(readlink -f $out/lib/libnetcdf.settings)"
   '';
 
-  doCheck = !mpiSupport;
+  doCheck = !(mpiSupport || (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64));
 
   meta = {
       description = "Libraries for the Unidata network Common Data Format";