diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-heif/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-heif/default.nix
index 6edc041ed481..198e7ff2ff38 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-heif/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pillow-heif/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # https://github.com/bigcat88/pillow_heif/issues/89
+    # not reproducible in nixpkgs
+    "test_opencv_crash"
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/bigcat88/pillow_heif/releases/tag/v${version}";
     description = "Python library for working with HEIF images and plugin for Pillow";