diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parselmouth/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parselmouth/default.nix
index 6fcff81e9a78..72400606894d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/parselmouth/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/parselmouth/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   pytestCheckHook,
   scikit-build,
   setuptools,
+  pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -39,6 +40,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   dependencies = [ numpy ];
 
+  doCheck = pythonOlder "3.13";
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     future
     pytest-lazy-fixture