diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
index 5063e81c1f4..3f0e2145394 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-nix.nix
@@ -841,4 +841,11 @@ self: super: builtins.intersectAttrs super {
       export GHC_PACKAGE_PATH=$PWD/dist/package.conf.inplace/:$GHC_PACKAGE_PATH
     '';
   });
+
+  # tests need to execute the built executable
+  stutter = overrideCabal super.stutter (drv: {
+    preCheck = ''
+      export PATH=dist/build/stutter:$PATH
+    '' + (drv.preCheck or "");
+  });
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 04effbffbd3..f426a8a84f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8665,9 +8665,7 @@ in
 
   stunnel = callPackage ../tools/networking/stunnel { };
 
-  stutter = haskell.lib.overrideCabal (haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.stutter) (drv: {
-    preCheck = "export PATH=dist/build/stutter:$PATH";
-  });
+  stutter = haskell.lib.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.stutter;
 
   strongswan    = callPackage ../tools/networking/strongswan { };
   strongswanTNC = strongswan.override { enableTNC = true; };