diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
index a41a6ec32d061..45d9c2e70b013 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       "threadpool_multiple_event_loops" # times out on slow machines
       "get_passwd" # passed on NixOS but failed on other Linuxes
       "tcp_writealot" # times out sometimes
+      "ipc_closed_handle" # times out
     ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
         # Sometimes: timeout (no output), failed uv_listen. Someone
         # should report these failures to libuv team. There tests should