diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydrus/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydrus/package.nix
index 344302aa70f2..2aa59e74eb9a 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydrus/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hydrus/package.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   python3Packages,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   qt6,
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
+  # Tests crash even with __darwinAllowLocalNetworking enabled
+  # hydrus.core.HydrusExceptions.DataMissing: That service was not found!
+  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
   dontWrapQtApps = true;
   preFixup = ''
     makeWrapperArgs+=("''${qtWrapperArgs[@]}")