diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mecab-python3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mecab-python3/default.nix
index 4a6f6b0c4dd1..df691fb05c80 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mecab-python3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mecab-python3/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , mecab
 , swig
+, setuptools_scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,10 +18,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     mecab # for mecab-config
     swig
+    setuptools_scm
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [ mecab ];
 
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A python wrapper for mecab: Morphological Analysis engine";
     homepage =  https://github.com/SamuraiT/mecab-python3;