diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-commander/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-commander/package.nix
index faab9a0cfadf..d714f1ea93c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-commander/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-commander/package.nix
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     taglib
     poppler
     samba
-    gtest
   ];
 
+  mesonFlags = [ (lib.mesonEnable "tests" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck) ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ gtest ];
+
+  doCheck = false; # gtest requires C/C++17 but the project is written in C/C++11
+
   meta = {
     description = "Fast and powerful twin-panel file manager for the Linux desktop";
     homepage = "https://gcmd.github.io";