diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b5586d6941f..a8842516f3a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3288,6 +3288,8 @@ in modules // {
       imread
     ];
 
+    disabled = stdenv.isi686; # Failing tests
+
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {
       description = "Computer vision package based on numpy";
       homepage = https://readthedocs.org/projects/mahotas/;