diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonmerge/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonmerge/default.nix
index 3ca8dc01a4b2..3cea64594200 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonmerge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jsonmerge/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , jsonschema
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -15,6 +16,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ jsonschema ];
 
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Fails with "Unresolvable JSON pointer"
+    "test_local_reference_in_meta"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Merge a series of JSON documents";
     homepage = "https://github.com/avian2/jsonmerge";