diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
index b3938240e391..33f40eda2ea7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
@@ -14,16 +14,22 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-IqFOw9bGdM3IEoMeqDlxKfLnZvR80PSnwP9kr1tI/h0=";
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 cmake clang ];
-  buildInputs = [ llvmPackages.libclang ] ++
-   lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security ];
-  LIBCLANG_PATH = "${llvmPackages.libclang.lib}/lib";
-
-  configurePhase = ''
-    export HOME=$TMP;
-  '';
+  # This environment variable is required so that when wasmtime tries
+  # to run tests by using the rusty_v8 crate, it does not try to
+  # download a static v8 build from the Internet, what would break
+  # build hermetism.
+  RUSTY_V8_ARCHIVE = "${v8}/lib/libv8.a";
 
   doCheck = true;
+  checkFlags = [
+    "--skip=cli_tests::run_cwasm"
+    "--skip=commands::compile::test::test_successful_compile"
+    "--skip=commands::compile::test::test_aarch64_flags_compile"
+    "--skip=commands::compile::test::test_unsupported_flags_compile"
+    "--skip=commands::compile::test::test_x64_flags_compile"
+    "--skip=commands::compile::test::test_x64_presets_compile"
+    "--skip=traps::parse_dwarf_info"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Standalone JIT-style runtime for WebAssembly, using Cranelift";