diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix
index ec8c36c657f..9b5839d1d12 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/libopenmpt/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configureFlags = lib.optional (!usePulseAudio) "--without-pulseaudio";
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
 
   postFixup = ''
     moveToOutput share/doc $dev