diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pre-commit-hooks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pre-commit-hooks/default.nix
index 530cf826917b..1e573a70382c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pre-commit-hooks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pre-commit-hooks/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 , pythonOlder
 , pytestCheckHook
 , ruamel-yaml
+, stdenv
 , toml
 }:
 
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  # Note: this is not likely to ever work on Darwin
+  # https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks/pull/655
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   # the tests require a functional git installation which requires a valid HOME
   # directory.
   preCheck = ''