diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/path/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/path/default.nix
index 9e89231d9ce5..a22aa64e8b1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/path/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/path/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # creates a file, checks when it was last accessed/modified
+    # AssertionError: assert 1650036414.0 == 1650036414.960688
+    "test_utime"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "path"
   ];