diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/medicine/dcmtk/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/medicine/dcmtk/default.nix
index 3b4361228635..878f62c666e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/medicine/dcmtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/medicine/dcmtk/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # This is only needed until https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/pull/75/files is merged
   patches = [ ./0001-Fix-cmake.patch ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description =
       "Collection of libraries and applications implementing large parts of the DICOM standard";