diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix
index 12e3ee72f1a6..a371fc7b3e46 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/im/imv/package.nix
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
-    cmocka
     libGL
     icu
     libxkbcommon
@@ -133,6 +132,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     tinyxxd
   ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    cmocka
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Command line image viewer for tiling window managers";