diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lu/lucenepp/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/lu/lucenepp/package.nix
index 89e719e2295d..c2cf950e4750 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lu/lucenepp/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lu/lucenepp/package.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     zlib
   ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = [ "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib" ];
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR" "lib")
+    (lib.cmakeBool "ENABLE_TEST" doCheck)
+  ];
 
   patches = [
     (fetchpatch {