diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/sshuttle/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/sshuttle/default.nix
index f01a1f00a6d9..d2c194308e19 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/sshuttle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/sshuttle/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   # uses Python 3, so it should be fine.
   doCheck = true;
 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test -k "${stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "not test_parse_subnetport_ip6"}"
+  '';
+
   postInstall = let
     mapPath = f: x: stdenv.lib.concatStringsSep ":" (map f x);
   in ''