diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
index 31edc7635cf8..a8224a85745e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
       ensureDir "$out/share/emacs"
       mv $pname-$version emacs/site-lisp
     '';
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://www.mew.org/~kazu/proj/ghc-mod/";
     description = "Happy Haskell programming on Emacs/Vim";