diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/threads/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/threads/default.nix
index a3327e88ba6c..533a67c99c82 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/threads/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/threads/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     baseUnicodeSymbols concurrentExtra HUnit stm testFramework
     testFrameworkHunit
   ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/basvandijk/threads";
     description = "Fork threads and wait for their result";