diff --git a/pkgs/shells/bash/bash-completion/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/bash/bash-completion/default.nix
index 562562df460c..fbc07c864948 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/bash/bash-completion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/bash/bash-completion/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
   checkInputs = [
     python3Packages.pexpect
     python3Packages.pytest