diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix
index db060bd85ff..204dd41aeff 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/totem/default.nix
@@ -88,7 +88,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dc_args=-I${glib.dev}/include/gio-unix-2.0"
   ];
 
-  doCheck = true;
+  # Tests do not work with GStreamer 1.18.
+  # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/totem/-/issues/450
+  doCheck = false;
 
   postPatch = ''
     chmod +x meson_compile_python.py meson_post_install.py # patchShebangs requires executable file