diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/cryfs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/cryfs/default.nix
index a0dc3124159e..0da6c4c20994 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/cryfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/cryfs/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=${if doCheck then "TRUE" else "FALSE"}"
   ] ++ lib.optional doCheck "-DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${gtest.dev}/lib/cmake";
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # macFUSE needs to be installed for the test to succeed on Darwin
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   checkPhase = ''
     # Skip CMakeFiles directory and tests depending on fuse (does not work well with sandboxing)