diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/zerotierone/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/zerotierone/default.nix
index c060e6a61a4..2a3987f490f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/zerotierone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/zerotierone/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
+  buildFlags = [ "all" "selftest" ];
+
+  doCheck = stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform;
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ./zerotier-selftest
+  '';
+
   installPhase = ''
     install -Dt "$out/bin/" zerotier-one
     ln -s $out/bin/zerotier-one $out/bin/zerotier-idtool