diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/buildGraalvm.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/buildGraalvm.nix
index a3dc2691830a..a7d824f87972 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/buildGraalvm.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/graalvm/community-edition/buildGraalvm.nix
@@ -109,8 +109,11 @@ let
     installCheckPhase = ''
       runHook preInstallCheck
 
-      echo "Testing Jshell"
-      echo '1 + 1' | $out/bin/jshell
+      ${# broken in darwin
+        lib.optionalString stdenv.isLinux ''
+        echo "Testing Jshell"
+        echo '1 + 1' | $out/bin/jshell
+      ''}
 
       echo ${
         lib.escapeShellArg ''