diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/s3/s3proxy/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/s3/s3proxy/package.nix
index b2fd1b03a5ab..72f18af79cc1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/s3/s3proxy/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/s3/s3proxy/package.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage {
     hash = "sha256-GhZPvo8wlXInHwg8rSmpwMMkZVw5SMpnZyKqFUYLbrE=";
   };
 
-  mvnParameters = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "-DskipTests";
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];