diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/threadpoolctl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/threadpoolctl/default.nix
index 7ba82aaec296..4a13af31216a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/threadpoolctl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/threadpoolctl/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook numpy scipy ];
+  disabledTests = [
+    # accepts a limited set of cpu models based on project
+    # developers' hardware
+    "test_architecture"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/joblib/threadpoolctl";