diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gz/gz-utils/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gz/gz-utils/package.nix
index a0ea9a3818e6..a3f63505afea 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gz/gz-utils/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gz/gz-utils/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
   # buildInputs
   cli11,
   spdlog,
+
+  # nativeCheckInputs
+  python3,
+
+  # checkInputs
+  gtest,
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gz-utils";
@@ -22,6 +28,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-fYzysdB608jfMb/EbqiGD4hXmPxcaVTUrt9Wx0dBlto=";
   };
 
+  # Remove vendored gtest, use nixpkgs' version instead.
+  postPatch = ''
+    rm -r test/gtest_vendor
+
+    substituteInPlace test/CMakeLists.txt --replace-fail \
+      "add_subdirectory(gtest_vendor)" "# add_subdirectory(gtest_vendor)"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     gz-cmake
@@ -39,6 +53,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "GZ_UTILS_VENDOR_CLI11" false)
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ python3 ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ gtest ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "General purpose utility classes and functions for the Gazebo libraries";
     homepage = "https://gazebosim.org/home";