The invention discloses a preparation method for modified palladium-carbon catalyst for Suzuki coupling reaction. The catalyst is composed of active carbon, and palladium and nickel loaded on the active carbon, wherein the mass percent of the palladium is 5-10%, and the mass percent of the nickel is 0.5-3%. The preparation method for the modified palladium-carbon catalyst for the Suzuki coupling reaction includes steps that 1, preparing nano-nickel sol; 2, preparing active carbon carrier; 3, preparing nickel-containing size; 4, preparing palladium-containing solution; 5, adding the palladium-containing solution to the nickel-containing size, preserving the heat, dipping and filtering to obtain a piece of filter cake; 6, performing reduction treatment, and washing to obtain the modified palladium-carbon catalyst. The modified palladium-carbon catalyst prepared by the method can be used for the Suzuki coupling reaction, and the modified palladium-carbon catalyst has advantages of high reaction activity, high selectivity, good stability and the like; the catalyst is easy to be separated from the product, the catalyst preparation technique is simple, the catalyst can be used repeatedly, the precious metal-palladium is easy to recycle, the pollution and energy consumption are reduced, and the economical benefit and environment significance are important.