diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix
index 83c955b3c1c07..c0463855348ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/cffi/default.nix
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ else
     # The tests use -Werror but with python3.6 clang detects some unreachable code.
     env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang "-Wno-unused-command-line-argument -Wno-unreachable-code -Wno-c++11-narrowing";
 
-    doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl;
+    doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isMusl && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isFreeBSD;
 
     nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];