diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/cloud-hypervisor/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/cloud-hypervisor/default.nix
index c208ec8f92d9..27df7ab81925 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/cloud-hypervisor/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/cloud-hypervisor/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   separateDebugInfo = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ openssl ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isAarch64 dtc;
+  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isAarch64 dtc;
+  checkInputs = [ openssl ];
 
   OPENSSL_NO_VENDOR = true;