diff --git a/nosv-disable-dtlock-test.patch b/nosv-disable-dtlock-test.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7d1543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nosv-disable-dtlock-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
+index 2b986743..ae424087 100644
+--- a/tests/Makefile.am
++++ b/tests/Makefile.am
+@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ regression_tests = regression-attach-is.test \
+ 	regression-parallel-tasks-submission.test
+ 
+ unit_tests = unit-backbone-pressure.test \
+-	unit-dtlock.test \
+ 	unit-ring-buffer.test \
+ 	unit-heap.test
+ 
diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 0cc89ab..7eb8640 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ let
             src = nosv;
             version = getVersion nosv;
 
+            patches = (old.patches or []) ++ [ ./nosv-disable-dtlock-test.patch ];
+
             doCheck = true;
             inherit requiredSystemFeatures;
           });