diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlinfo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlinfo/default.nix
index 1937f601ff22..86e7951224a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlinfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dlinfo/default.nix
@@ -25,12 +25,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "dlinfo" ];
 
+  # all tests are broken, see:
+  # https://github.com/fphammerle/python-dlinfo/pull/64
+  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/fphammerle/python-dlinfo/blob/${src.tag}/CHANGELOG.md";
     description = "Python wrapper for libc's dlinfo and dyld_find on Mac";
     homepage = "https://github.com/fphammerle/python-dlinfo";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
-    broken = stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
   };
 }