diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lzo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lzo/default.nix
index 8739c9d25d59..e8f8a6ab9bba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lzo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lzo/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Real-time data (de)compression library";