diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.10.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.10.nix
index 145f6a17978..d99d82277bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.10.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.10.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i '/TestRespectSetgidDir/areturn' src/cmd/go/internal/work/build_test.go
     # Remove cert tests that conflict with NixOS's cert resolution
     sed -i '/TestEnvVars/areturn' src/crypto/x509/root_unix_test.go
+    # TestWritevError hangs sometimes
+    sed -i '/TestWritevError/areturn' src/net/writev_test.go
 
     sed -i 's,/etc/protocols,${iana-etc}/etc/protocols,' src/net/lookup_unix.go
     sed -i 's,/etc/services,${iana-etc}/etc/services,' src/net/port_unix.go
diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix
index c866212170c..4db67c92738 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/go/1.9.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sed -i '/TestRespectSetgidDir/areturn' src/cmd/go/internal/work/build_test.go
     # Remove cert tests that conflict with NixOS's cert resolution
     sed -i '/TestEnvVars/areturn' src/crypto/x509/root_unix_test.go
+    # TestWritevError hangs sometimes
+    sed -i '/TestWritevError/areturn' src/net/writev_test.go
 
     sed -i 's,/etc/protocols,${iana-etc}/etc/protocols,' src/net/lookup_unix.go
     sed -i 's,/etc/services,${iana-etc}/etc/services,' src/net/port_unix.go