diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gh/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gh/default.nix
index 65456cdddfe1..d456dc15c545 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-and-tools/gh/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = "1xq1n583p0a3j78afprm2hk5f1hchdrx4vvphml95rv9786vjbcc";
 
-  doCheck = false;
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   buildPhase = ''
@@ -31,6 +29,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    make test
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "GitHub CLI tool";
     homepage = "https://cli.github.com/";