diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libaec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libaec/default.nix
index e0e404284a44..e9e5c19f777c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libaec/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libaec/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cmake
   ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.dkrz.de/k202009/libaec";
     description = "Adaptive Entropy Coding library";