diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix
index d74bfbc4f38..ea69852b7ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/nickel/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , python3
 , nix-update-script
+, stdenv
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "nickel";
   version = "1.1.1";
 
-  src  = fetchFromGitHub {
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "tweag";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     python3
   ];
 
+  # Disable checks on Darwin because of issue described in https://github.com/tweag/nickel/pull/1454
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = with lib; {