diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix
index 9797f5fa0b6a..7d622c4067c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/stgit/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     ln -s ../../share/stgit/completion/stgit-completion.bash "$out/etc/bash_completion.d/"
   '';
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = false;
   checkTarget = "test";
 
   meta = {