diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix
index 5ab6ecf2f3d..243d8830565 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/openexr/3.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   #   error reading back channel B pixel 21,-76 got -nan expected -nan
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.isi686 "-msse2 -mfpmath=sse";
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/1400
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isAarch32;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format";