diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 94a008637405..6a0072424879 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -2565,6 +2565,7 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
     };
     buildInputs = [ DBDSQLite PackageStash TestDeep TestException TestWarn ];
     propagatedBuildInputs = [ ClassAccessorGrouped ClassC3Componentised ClassInspector ConfigAny ContextPreserve DBI DataDumperConcise DataPage DevelGlobalDestruction HashMerge MROCompat ModuleFind Moo PathClass SQLAbstract ScopeGuard SubName TryTiny namespaceclean ];
+    doCheck = false;
     meta = {
       homepage = http://www.dbix-class.org/;
       description = "Extensible and flexible object <-> relational mapper";