diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/postgresql-simple/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/postgresql-simple/default.nix
index 29c74d84015f..81a5f67c45b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/postgresql-simple/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/postgresql-simple/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     transformers vector
   ];
   testDepends = [ base16Bytestring cryptohash HUnit text time ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     description = "Mid-Level PostgreSQL client library";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;