diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/jhead/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/jhead/default.nix
index ad916624f6f1..35000088fea9 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/jhead/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/jhead/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "CPPFLAGS=" "CFLAGS=-O3" "LDFLAGS=" ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    (
+      cd tests
+      patchShebangs runtests pretend-editor
+      ./runtests
+    )
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p \
       $out/bin \