diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitleaks/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitleaks/package.nix
index baab91b9de33..78de8db256a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitleaks/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitleaks/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   installShellFiles,
   nix-update-script,
   versionCheckHook,
+  git,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     versionCheckHook
   ];
 
-  # With v8 the config tests are blocking
-  doCheck = false;
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ git ];
 
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd ${pname} \