diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix
index 074fb770b533..19188155862c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/onionshare/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonApplication
 , substituteAll
 , fetchFromGitHub
@@ -111,6 +112,11 @@ rec {
       "test_firefox_like_behavior"
       "test_if_unmodified_since"
       "test_get_tor_paths_linux"  # expects /usr instead of /nix/store
+    ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+      # on darwin (and only on darwin) onionshare attempts to discover
+      # user's *real* homedir via /etc/passwd, making it more painful
+      # to fake
+      "test_receive_mode_webhook"
     ];
   };