diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/simple-pid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/simple-pid/default.nix
index 25f1d011967d..2871d0521912 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/simple-pid/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/simple-pid/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   setuptools,
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     "simple_pid"
   ];
 
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];