diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 61c44022e9ec..bc1a28c13539 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ in
   });
 
   neotest  = prev.neotest.overrideAttrs(oa: {
-    doCheck = true;
+    doCheck = stdenv.isLinux;
     nativeCheckInputs = oa.nativeCheckInputs ++ [
       final.nlua final.busted neovim-unwrapped
     ];