diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipykernel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipykernel/default.nix
index 3258d2259e00..215177d4b8ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipykernel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ipykernel/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , fetchpatch
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   preCheck = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
+  disabledTests = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/76197
+    "test_subprocess_print"
+    "test_subprocess_error"
+    "test_ipython_start_kernel_no_userns"
+  ];
 
   # Some of the tests use localhost networking.
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;