diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
index af2ed175ac87..5b15f19c673d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/fossil/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-uNDJIBlt2K4pFS+nRI5ROh+nxYiHG3heP7/Ae0KgX7k=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles tcl ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles tcl tcllib ];
 
   buildInputs = [ zlib openssl readline sqlite which ed ]
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libiconv;
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-internal-sqlite" ]
     ++ lib.optional withJson "--json";
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export TCLLIBPATH="${tcllib}/lib/tcllib${tcllib.version}"
-  '';
-
   preBuild = ''
     export USER=nonexistent-but-specified-user
   '';