diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8cpp/default.nix
index a6d9628a6c38..c5d4fd061a07 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/utf8cpp/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # Tests fail on darwin, probably due to a bug in the test framework:
+  # https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp/issues/84
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/nemtrif/utfcpp";