diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/libsigrokdecode/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/libsigrokdecode/default.nix
index 7c8ad17c5a08..06b5f5c35bba 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/libsigrokdecode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/libsigrokdecode/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, glib, python3, libsigrok, check }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, glib, python3, check }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libsigrokdecode";
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib python3 libsigrok check ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib python3 ];
+  checkInputs = [ check ];
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Protocol decoding library for the sigrok signal analysis software suite";