diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/nsc/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/nsc/default.nix
index d69791553d5..c3d0394c658 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/nsc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/nsc/default.nix
@@ -39,12 +39,22 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
   '';
 
+  # Tests currently fail on darwin because of a test in nsc which
+  # expects command output to contain a specific path. However
+  # the test strips table formatting from the command output in a naive way
+  # that removes all the table characters, including '-'.
+  # The nix build directory looks something like:
+  # /private/tmp/nix-build-nsc-2.8.1.drv-0/nsc_test2000598938/keys
+  # Then the `-` are removed from the path unintentionally and the test fails.
+  # This should be fixed upstream to avoid mangling the path when
+  # removing the table decorations from the command output.
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   meta = {
     description = "A tool for creating NATS account and user access configurations";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nats-io/nsc";
     license = with lib.licenses; [ asl20 ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ cbrewster ];
     mainProgram = "nsc";
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }