diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-concurrency/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-concurrency/default.nix
index f809bfc5f2ac..8a4d5926823e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-concurrency/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/oslo-concurrency/default.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pbr
   ];
 
+  # tests hang for unknown reason and time the build out
+  doCheck = false;
+
   checkInputs = [
     eventlet
     fixtures
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     export NIX_REDIRECTS=/etc/protocols=${iana-etc}/etc/protocols:/etc/resolv.conf=$(realpath resolv.conf)
     export LD_PRELOAD=${libredirect}/lib/libredirect.so
 
-    stestr run
+    stestr run -e <(echo "
+    oslo_concurrency.tests.unit.test_lockutils_eventlet.TestInternalLock.test_fair_lock_with_spawn
+    oslo_concurrency.tests.unit.test_lockutils_eventlet.TestInternalLock.test_fair_lock_with_spawn_n
+    ")
   '';
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "oslo_concurrency" ];