diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphviz/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphviz/default.nix
index 881dec6b932f..46a541fe5040 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphviz/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphviz/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , pythonOlder
 , fetchFromGitHub
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
+  # Too many failures due to attempting to connect to com.apple.fonts daemon
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Simple Python interface for Graphviz";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xflr6/graphviz";