diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix
index eb57cc45f6a0..bd3bebc881ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/hdf4/default.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     export DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(pwd)/bin
   '';
 
-  excludedTests = [
+  excludedTests = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     "MFHDF_TEST-hdftest"
     "MFHDF_TEST-hdftest-shared"
     "HDP-dumpsds-18"