diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gh/gh-stack/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gh/gh-stack/package.nix
index 0cd86ef853ac..88ff0cc5a838 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gh/gh-stack/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gh/gh-stack/package.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
 
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };