diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhttpseverywhere/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhttpseverywhere/default.nix
index f39cc2574c9..c674b155fd1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libhttpseverywhere/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libhttpseverywhere/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  checkPhase = "./httpseverywhere_test";
+  checkPhase = "(cd test && ./httpseverywhere_test)";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "devdoc" ];