diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
index fc3cff98d7e8..e24f519d1cc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  # https://github.com/libgeos/geos/issues/930
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isx86_64) [
+    "-DCMAKE_CTEST_ARGUMENTS=--exclude-regex;unit-geom-Envelope"
+  ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   passthru.tests = {