diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index a47a23452240..2e2a5ba6a1cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -782,4 +782,7 @@ self: super: {
   HGamer3D-Common = dontDistribute super.HGamer3D-Common;
   HGamer3D-Data = markBroken super.HGamer3D-Data;
 
+  # https://github.com/ndmitchell/shake/issues/206
+  shake = overrideCabal super.shake (drv: { doCheck = !pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin; });
+
 }