diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zv/zvbi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zv/zvbi/package.nix
index 60a80c9269b7..6652fb1b4f0b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zv/zvbi/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zv/zvbi/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   libintl,
   stdenv,
   testers,
+  tzdata,
   validatePkgConfig,
 }:
 
@@ -36,6 +37,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libintl
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    tzdata
+  ];
+
   outputs = [
     "out"
     "dev"
@@ -44,6 +49,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform && !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
   passthru = {
     tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
     updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v"; };