diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.9.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.9.nix
index 5b6d027914d7..810a03152527 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/julia/1.9.nix
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
-  doInstallCheck = true;
+  doInstallCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64; # tests are flaky for aarch64-linux on hydra
   installCheckTarget = "testall";
 
   preInstallCheck = ''