diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
index a4ea8a999731..22ede723fabc 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/synergy/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp ../bin/synergyd $out/bin
   '';
 
+  doCheck = true;
+  checkPhase = "../bin/unittests";
+
   meta = {
     description = "Tool to share the mouse keyboard and the clipboard between computers";
     homepage = http://synergy-foss.org;