diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/keep/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/keep/default.nix
index 52fc90a3ca90..22ae853c043c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/keep/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/keep/default.nix
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   # no tests
+  doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "keep" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {