diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix b/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix
index 18ea1f52a976..eeb61289c44b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/no-x-libs.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ with lib;
       networkmanager-sstp = super.networkmanager-vpnc.override { withGnome = false; };
       networkmanager-vpnc = super.networkmanager-vpnc.override { withGnome = false; };
       qemu = super.qemu.override { gtkSupport = false; spiceSupport = false; sdlSupport = false; };
+      qrencode = super.qrencode.overrideAttrs (_: { doCheck = false; });
       zbar = super.zbar.override { enableVideo = false; withXorg = false; };
     }));
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
index 57ccfd382f7b..b8f01bcff5a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/qrencode/default.nix
@@ -12,12 +12,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ SDL2 libpng ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv libobjc ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libpng ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv libobjc ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--with-tests"
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [ SDL2 ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   checkPhase = ''
@@ -33,13 +37,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/";
     description = "C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol";
-
     longDescription = ''
       Libqrencode is a C library for encoding data in a QR Code symbol,
       a kind of 2D symbology that can be scanned by handy terminals
       such as a mobile phone with CCD.
     '';
-
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ adolfogc yana ];
     platforms = platforms.all;