diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmpdclient/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmpdclient/package.nix
index 7aec1677d894..27d18d8412d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmpdclient/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmpdclient/package.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     check
   ];
 
-  mesonFlags = lib.optional finalAttrs.doCheck (lib.strings.mesonBool "test" true);
+  mesonFlags = [ (lib.strings.mesonBool "test" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck) ];
 
   doCheck = true;