diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitstatus/romkatv_libgit2.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitstatus/romkatv_libgit2.nix
index 1caea82b048f..9881bd480406 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitstatus/romkatv_libgit2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/gitstatus/romkatv_libgit2.nix
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ libgit2.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-Bm3Gj9+AhNQMvkIqdrTkK5D9vrZ1qq6CS8Wrn9kfKiw=";
   };
 
+  # this is a heavy fork of the original libgit2
+  # the original checkPhase does not work for this fork
+  doCheck = false;
+
   patches = [ ];
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
index d21dbcb7ac0a..1012092c71df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgit2/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # for passthru.tests
 , libgit2-glib
 , python3Packages
+, gitstatus
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit libgit2-glib;
     inherit (python3Packages) pygit2;
+    inherit gitstatus;
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {