diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/grabserial/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/grabserial/default.nix
index ce336241b65..2ce3ff49c41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/grabserial/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/grabserial/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, pythonPackages }:
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, python3Packages }:
 
-pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "grabserial";
   version = "2.0.2";
 
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "0ryk4w8q6zfmia71nwnk5b7xaxw0sf45dw9q50xp7k76i3k5f9f3";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pythonPackages.pyserial ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.pyserial ];
+
+  # no usable tests
+  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python based serial dump and timing program";