diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
index 0a3ef8f119e0..adefd070f777 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-d+aEok/uF7o+SHypgtAlntF7rhr2gAb0zyhLI7og6iw=";
   };
 
+  # sandboxing issues on aarch64-darwin, see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/198495
+  doCheck = postgresql.doCheck;
+
   checkInputs = [
     uvloop
     postgresql