diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcouchbase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcouchbase/default.nix
index 6531a4cd9ed4..347e3218c1dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libcouchbase/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libcouchbase/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ libevent openssl ];
 
-  doCheck = (!stdenv.isDarwin);
+  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
   checkPhase = "ctest";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {