diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/typecode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/typecode/default.nix
index 9bcb05076c4ea..88e76fda670a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/typecode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/typecode/default.nix
@@ -47,9 +47,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   disabledTests = [
     "TestFileTypesDataDriven"
+
+    # Many of the failures below are reported in:
+    # https://github.com/nexB/typecode/issues/36
+
     # AssertionError: assert 'application/x-bytecode.python'...
     "test_compiled_python_1"
     "test_package_json"
+
+    # fails due to change in file (libmagic) 5.45
+    "test_doc_postscript_eps"
+    "test_package_debian"
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [