diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/dioxus-cli/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/dioxus-cli/default.nix
index 3020da9ce0a7..5243203f1926 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/dioxus-cli/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/dioxus-cli/default.nix
@@ -37,7 +37,12 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   # Omitted: --doc
   # Can be removed after 0.4.3 or when https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/pull/1706 is resolved
   # Matches upstream package test CI https://github.com/DioxusLabs/dioxus/blob/544ca5559654c8490ce444c3cbd85c1bfb8479da/Makefile.toml#L94-L108
-  cargoTestFlags = "--lib --bins --tests --examples";
+  cargoTestFlags = [
+    "--lib"
+    "--bins"
+    "--tests"
+    "--examples"
+  ];
 
   passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
     package = dioxus-cli;