diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fi/fio/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fi/fio/package.nix
index 741373c2e39c..7ae6aa9b3592 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fi/fio/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fi/fio/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   makeWrapper,
   libaio,
   pkg-config,
+  cunit,
   python3,
   zlib,
   withGnuplot ? false,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   buildInputs = [
+    cunit
     python3
     zlib
   ]
@@ -76,6 +78,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     wrapPythonProgramsIn "$out/bin" "$out ''${pythonPath[*]}"
   '';
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    ./unittests/unittest
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Flexible IO Tester - an IO benchmark tool";
     homepage = "https://git.kernel.dk/cgit/fio/";