diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hyper-connections/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hyper-connections/default.nix
index 2a79418a5826..b0ec4af38158 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hyper-connections/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hyper-connections/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   hatchling,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  stdenv,
   torch,
   torch-einops-utils,
 }:
@@ -31,6 +32,12 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
+  disabledTests = lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux && stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64) [
+    # torch's cpuinfo init fails to parse /sys/devices/system/cpu/{possible,present}
+    # in the build sandbox on aarch64-linux, breaking `.half()` calls
+    "test_mhc_dtype_restoration"
+  ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "hyper_connections" ];
 
   meta = {