diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index c9b976448d8d..57b44f9d92f5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ self: super: {
   vector = if pkgs.stdenv.isi686 then appendConfigureFlag super.vector "--ghc-options=-msse2" else super.vector;
 
   # cabal2nix likes to generate dependencies on hinotify when hfsevents is really required
-  # on darwin: https://github.com/NixOS/cabal2nix/issues/146
-  hinotify = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then self.hfsevents else super.hinotify;
+  # on darwin: https://github.com/NixOS/cabal2nix/issues/146.
+  # hinotify's test suite is broken: https://github.com/kolmodin/hinotify/issues/15.
+  hinotify = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin then self.hfsevents else dontCheck super.hinotify;
 
   # hfsevents needs CoreServices in scope
   hfsevents = if pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin