diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libyaml-cpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libyaml-cpp/default.nix
index 75b377ff8d4d..fbc4b4bcec57 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libyaml-cpp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libyaml-cpp/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON";
+  cmakeFlags = "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DYAML_CPP_BUILD_TESTS=OFF";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     inherit (src.meta) homepage;