diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
index ed25fcb5b801..4fcaef7e0e23 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sqlite/default.nix
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i $out/lib/libsqlite3.la -e "s/dependency_libs=.*/dependency_libs='''/"
   '';
 
+  doCheck = false; # fails to link against tcl
+
   meta = {
     description = "A self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine";
     downloadPage = http://sqlite.org/download.html;