diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix
index b0b4e26fffb8..41ce9c659aa2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/guile/default.nix
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@
   '';
 
   # make check doesn't work on darwin
-  # On i686-linux we got some error that doesn't always appear.
-  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin && (stdenv.system != "i686-linux");
+  # On Linuxes+Hydra the tests are flaky; feel free to investigate deeper.
+  doCheck = false;
 
   setupHook = ./setup-hook-2.0.sh;