diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
index fb3ccb8e50e..411c4a963f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/ghc-mod/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
     ioChoice syb time transformers
   ];
   buildTools = [ emacs ];
-  doCheck = false;
   postInstall = ''
     cd $out/share/$pname-$version
     make