diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.1.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.1.nix
index dfb545bb368d..e54d12ef9c50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.1.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sed -i 's,/bin/pwd,'"`type -P pwd`", src/pkg/os/os_test.go
     # Disable the hostname test
     sed -i '/TestHostname/areturn' src/pkg/os/os_test.go
+    # ParseInLocation fails the test
+    sed -i '/TestParseInSydney/areturn' src/pkg/time/time_test.go
   '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString removeGodocExternals ''
     sed -i -e '/googleapi/d' -e '/javascript">$/,+6d' lib/godoc/godoc.html 
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.2.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.2.nix
index b519b96415bd..8567337be0b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.2.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sed -i 's,/bin/pwd,'"`type -P pwd`", src/pkg/os/os_test.go
     # Disable the hostname test
     sed -i '/TestHostname/areturn' src/pkg/os/os_test.go
+    # ParseInLocation fails the test
+    sed -i '/TestParseInSydney/areturn' src/pkg/time/time_test.go
   '';
 
   patches = [ ./cacert-1.2.patch ];