diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/uwc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/uwc/default.nix
index 8919456d4d46..db6868f161d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/uwc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/uwc/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoHash = "sha256-20brxqYAvgBxbOQ7KOFviXxmFrSHDXNV/0lcks7x3a8=";
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Like wc, but unicode-aware, and with per-line mode";