diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dejagnu/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dejagnu/default.nix
index 45edeb89a9c7..6c2799cfadf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dejagnu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/dejagnu/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
   configureScript = "../configure";
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = !(with stdenv; isDarwin && isAarch64);
 
   # Note: The test-suite *requires* /dev/pts among the `build-chroot-dirs' of
   # the build daemon when building in a chroot.  See