diff --git a/overlays.nix b/overlays.nix
index b9556a4..85e913c 100755
--- a/overlays.nix
+++ b/overlays.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,30 @@ let
     }
   );
 
+  # usage: nix-build . -A <package>.withoutChecks
+  overlays.withoutChecks = mkDerivationOverlay (
+    final: prev: prevStdenv: finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
+      passthru = {
+          withoutChecks = prevStdenv.mkDerivation (
+          prevAttrs
+          // {
+              doCheck = false;
+              doInstallCheck = false;
+              # stub phases and inputs to reduce closure, in case the builder doesn't do this correctly
+              checkInputs = [];
+              nativeCheckInputs = [];
+              preCheck = ":";
+              postCheck = ":";
+              checkPhase = ":";
+              preInstallCheck = ":";
+              postInstallCheck = ":";
+              installCheckPhase = ":";
+          }
+        );
+      } // prevAttrs.passthru or { };
+    }
+  );
+
   # usage: nix-build . -A <package>.srcOnly
   overlays.srcOnly = mkDerivationOverlay (
     final: prev: prevStdenv: finalAttrs: prevAttrs: {
@@ -536,6 +560,7 @@ let
 in
 [
   overlays.withDebug
+  overlays.withoutChecks
   overlays.srcOnly
   overlays.withInvalidateFetcherByDrvHash
   overlays.withUnpacked