diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/construct/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/construct/default.nix
index 78aa0aab5c08..afba2e17bf64 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/construct/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/construct/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, six, pythonOlder }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, six, pytest, pythonOlder }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "construct";
@@ -14,15 +14,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ];
 
-  # Tests fail with the following error on Python 3.5+
-  # TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting
-  doCheck = pythonOlder "3.5";
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test -k 'not test_numpy' tests
+  '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Powerful declarative parser (and builder) for binary data";
     homepage = http://construct.readthedocs.org/;
     license = licenses.mit;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ bjornfor ];
   };
 }