diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix
index 15734ad67078..a06bd43ed3c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/binaryen/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     python3
   ];
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   preConfigure = ''
     if [ $doCheck -eq 1 ]; then
       sed -i '/googletest/d' third_party/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,11 +47,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
-    gtest
     lit
     nodejs
     filecheck
   ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    gtest
+  ];
   checkPhase = ''
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:$PWD/lib python3 ../check.py $tests
   '';