diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix
index 2d51706e9f77..0292fb223e7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/apr/default.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # - Regenerate for cross fix patch
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {