diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 4bcbeaebe..b80b0755c 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication {
   # FIXME: uncomment after the next nixpkgs channel bump
   #propagatedBuildInputs = [ python3Packages.irc ];
 
+  # import irc does not work right now.
+  doCheck = false;
+
   makeWrapperArgs = [
     "--prefix" "PATH" ":" "${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ nix-prefetch-git git nix ]}"
     "--set" "LOCALE_ARCHIVE" "${glibcLocales}/lib/locale/locale-archive"