diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/default.nix
index b8c016b752d1..bb01b7f875ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       url = "https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtensor/commit/77a650a8018e0be6fcc76bf66685ff352ae23ef1.patch";
       hash = "sha256-vOdUzzsSK+lYcA7fZXWOTVV202GZC0DhkMMjzggnmWE=";
     })
+    # A single test fails on Darwin, see:
+    # https://github.com/xtensor-stack/xtensor/issues/2718
+    ./remove-failing-test_xinfo.patch
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/remove-failing-test_xinfo.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/remove-failing-test_xinfo.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c3352c453c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xtensor/remove-failing-test_xinfo.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git i/test/CMakeLists.txt w/test/CMakeLists.txt
+index 46127597..727b66bd 100644
+--- i/test/CMakeLists.txt
++++ w/test/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ set(XTENSOR_TESTS
+     test_xhistogram.cpp
+     test_xpad.cpp
+     test_xindex_view.cpp
+-    test_xinfo.cpp
+     test_xio.cpp
+     test_xlayout.cpp
+     test_xmanipulation.cpp