diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-haystack/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-haystack/default.nix
index 1f551f8f1d5a..1ee1380b48f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-haystack/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-haystack/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   requests,
   setuptools-scm,
   setuptools,
+  stdenv,
   whoosh,
 }:
 
@@ -41,6 +42,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     elasticsearch = [ elasticsearch ];
   };
 
+  # tests fail and get stuck on darwin
+  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     geopy
     pysolr