diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytikz-allefeld/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytikz-allefeld/default.nix
index c6b193d3e786..75c01a6e68f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytikz-allefeld/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytikz-allefeld/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ buildPythonPackage {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "tikz" ];
 
+  # https://github.com/allefeld/pytikz/issues/12
+  dontCheckPythonMetadata = true;
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [ texliveSmall ];
   checkPhase = ''
     runHook preCheck