diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-mptt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-mptt/default.nix
index 50cda6412332..e2f03a59e8f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-mptt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-mptt/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytest-django
   ];
 
+  # XXX: some HTML tests fail with Django 6.1+
+  doCheck = lib.versionOlder django.version "6.1";
+
   preCheck = ''
     export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=tests.settings
     export PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/tests:$PYTHONPATH