diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/default.nix
index 782a5ae486c..4b5296c8956 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/default.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
+, libtool
+, perl
 , libtermkey
 , unibilium
-, libtool
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libtickit";
@@ -22,8 +23,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "LIBTOOL=${lib.getExe libtool}"
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config libtool ];
-  buildInputs = [ libtermkey unibilium ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    libtool
+  ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libtermkey
+    unibilium
+  ];
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ perl ];
+
+  patches = [
+    ./skipTestMacOS.patch
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A terminal interface construction kit";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/skipTestMacOS.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/skipTestMacOS.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ecdf75f06f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libtickit/skipTestMacOS.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+From 6179359c0b9247ae981b8b2a2897eabc921147fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Gustavo Coutinho de Souza <dev@onemoresuza.mailer.me>
+Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2023 15:45:43 -0300
+Subject: [PATCH] test: skip test 18 if on MacOS
+
+---
+ t/18term-builder.c | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/t/18term-builder.c b/t/18term-builder.c
+index 8b23ab4..c1b64a2 100644
+--- a/t/18term-builder.c
++++ b/t/18term-builder.c
+@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ static void output(TickitTerm *tt, const char *bytes, size_t len, void *user)
+ 
+ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+ {
++
++  #if defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__MACH__)
++    skip_all("the test does not seem to work on MacOS");
++    return exit_status();
++  #endif
+   // getstr override
+   {
+     /* We need a termtype that isn't xterm, but that will actually load.
+-- 
+2.41.0