diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rednose/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rednose/default.nix
index d9736dcb6f39..8257ca87dd99 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rednose/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rednose/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, nose, six, colorama, termstyle }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy27, nose, six, colorama, termstyle }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "rednose";
@@ -13,10 +13,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     substituteInPlace setup.py --replace "six==1.10.0" "six>=1.10.0"
   '';
 
+  # Do not test on Python 2 darwin because the tests suite gets stuck
+  # https://github.com/JBKahn/rednose/issues/23
+  doCheck = !(stdenv.isDarwin && isPy27);
+
   checkInputs = [ six ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ nose colorama termstyle ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A python nose plugin adding color to console results";
     homepage = https://github.com/JBKahn/rednose;
     license = licenses.mit;