diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
index e9510d9552ce..7360cab01f37 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyarrow/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, python, isPy3k, arrow-cpp, cmake, cython, hypothesis, numpy, pandas, pytestCheckHook, pytest-lazy-fixture, pkg-config, setuptools-scm, six }:
+{ lib, stdenv, buildPythonPackage, python, isPy3k, arrow-cpp, cmake, cython, hypothesis, numpy, pandas, pytestCheckHook, pytest-lazy-fixture, pkg-config, setuptools-scm, six }:
 
 let
   _arrow-cpp = arrow-cpp.override { python3 = python; };
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     # Deselect a parquet dataset test because it erroneously fails to find the
     # pyarrow._dataset module.
     "--deselect=pyarrow/tests/parquet/test_dataset.py::test_parquet_dataset_deprecated_properties"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # Requires loopback networking
+    "--deselect=pyarrow/tests/test_ipc.py::test_socket_"
   ];
 
   dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;