diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-storage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-storage/default.nix
index 52ed9dd19c50..d23668472e36 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-storage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/swh-storage/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitLab,
   setuptools,
@@ -74,6 +75,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "swh.storage" ];
 
+  # Many broken tests on Darwin. Disabling them for now.
+  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     postgresql
     postgresqlTestHook