diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
index 3ac82e51bf8b..0453567c449b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mailutils/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
      gnutls mysql guile texinfo gnum4 ]
    ++ stdenv.lib.optional doCheck dejagnu;
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # Tests fail since gcc 4.8
+  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = {
     description = "GNU Mailutils is a rich and powerful protocol-independent mail framework";
@@ -51,8 +52,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # Some of the dependencies fail to build on {cyg,dar}win.
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.gnu;
-
-    # Tests fail since gcc 4.8
-    broken = true;
   };
 }