diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/netifaces/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/netifaces/default.nix
index f7638b29a4c..b7b28c678ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/netifaces/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/netifaces/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "2dee9ffdd16292878336a58d04a20f0ffe95555465fee7c9bd23b3490ef2abf3";
   };
 
+  doCheck = false; # no tests implemented
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "netifaces" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://alastairs-place.net/projects/netifaces/";
     description = "Portable access to network interfaces from Python";