diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ed/edencommon/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ed/edencommon/package.nix
index d998f5bc3d01..0f2ad5884570 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ed/edencommon/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ed/edencommon/package.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     (lib.cmakeBool "CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH" true)
   ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   postPatch = ''
     # The CMake build requires the FBThrift Python support even though
     # it’s not used, presumably because of the relevant code having