diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix
index 7dbc4157f6ee..4428b077a47d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/goffice/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ libxslt librsvg ];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
-  doCheck = true;
+  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isPower64;
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {