diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/default.nix
index 3b0f61c36238..f25723e7ec72 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/default.nix
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1jkjblfk4gbr00j7lny7ajiizzqnp0p1yhzfi14074gwk38z0q14";
   };
 
+  patches = lib.optional doCheck ./skip-failing-tests.patch;
+
   # Requires access to /sys/class/power_supply
-  doCheck = false;
+  doCheck = true;
 
   buildInputs = [ unittest2 ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ psutil setuptools bottle batinfo pysnmp hddtemp ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/skip-failing-tests.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/skip-failing-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f47f1218aea5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glances/skip-failing-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+diff --git a/unitest.py b/unitest.py
+--- a/unitest.py
++++ b/unitest.py
+@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
+         """The function is called *every time* before test_*."""
+         print('\n' + '=' * 78)
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Requires access to /etc/mtab")
+     def test_000_update(self):
+         """Update stats (mandatory step for all the stats).
+ 
+@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
+         for plugin in plugins_to_check:
+             self.assertTrue(plugin in plugins_list)
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Fails on NixOS")
+     def test_002_system(self):
+         """Check SYSTEM plugin."""
+         stats_to_check = ['hostname', 'os_name']
+@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
+             self.assertTrue(stat in stats_grab, msg='Cannot find key: %s' % stat)
+         print('INFO: SYSTEM stats: %s' % stats_grab)
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Fails on NixOS")
+     def test_003_cpu(self):
+         """Check CPU plugin."""
+         stats_to_check = ['system', 'user', 'idle']
+@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
+             self.assertLessEqual(stats_grab[stat], 100)
+         print('INFO: CPU stats: %s' % stats_grab)
+ 
+-    @unittest.skipIf(WINDOWS, "Load average not available on Windows")
++    @unittest.skip("Fails on NixOS")
+     def test_004_load(self):
+         """Check LOAD plugin."""
+         stats_to_check = ['cpucore', 'min1', 'min5', 'min15']
+@@ -123,6 +126,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
+             self.assertGreaterEqual(stats_grab[stat], 0)
+         print('INFO: LOAD stats: %s' % stats_grab)
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Fails on NixOS")
+     def test_005_mem(self):
+         """Check MEM plugin."""
+         stats_to_check = ['available', 'used', 'free', 'total']
+@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ class TestGlances(unittest.TestCase):
+             self.assertGreaterEqual(stats_grab[stat], 0)
+         print('INFO: MEM stats: %s' % stats_grab)
+ 
++    @unittest.skip("Fails on NixOS")
+     def test_006_swap(self):
+         """Check MEMSWAP plugin."""
+         stats_to_check = ['used', 'free', 'total']