diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.4.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.4.nix
index 77349a810845..9c6bbba24d5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.4.nix
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i 's,/bin/pwd,'"`type -P pwd`", src/os/os_test.go
     # Disable the unix socket test
     sed -i '/TestShutdownUnix/areturn' src/net/net_test.go
+    # Disable network timeout test
+    sed -i '/TestDialTimeout/areturn' src/net/dial_test.go
     # Disable the hostname test
     sed -i '/TestHostname/areturn' src/os/os_test.go
     # ParseInLocation fails the test