diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/default.nix
index 08fcd95afb5e..05544b22b085 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/autoconf/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.sysutils.autoconf.bugs/6822 for
   # details.
   # There are many test failures on `i386-pc-solaris2.11'.
-  doCheck = ((!stdenv.isCygwin) && (!stdenv.isSunOS));
+  #doCheck = ((!stdenv.isCygwin) && (!stdenv.isSunOS));
+  doCheck = false;
 
   # Don't fixup "#! /bin/sh" in Autoconf, otherwise it will use the
   # "fixed" path in generated files!