diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
index ecb04c4db7b7..536f76dbc501 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = stdenv.system == "x86_64-linux";
 
   checkPhase = ''
     ln -sf "${xdummy}/bin/xdummy" testcases/Xdummy