diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfaketime/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfaketime/package.nix
index 9eba7b189c1f..4a48a3881806 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfaketime/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfaketime/package.nix
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ perl ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Report faked system time to programs without having to change the system-wide time";
     homepage = "https://github.com/wolfcw/libfaketime/";