diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix
index b180de2bed48..1a9013b456d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nfpm/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = "sha256-guJgLjmB29sOLIzs2+gKNp0WTWC3zS9Sb5DD5IistKY=";
 
-  doCheck = false;
-
   ldflags = [ "-s" "-w" "-X main.version=${version}" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {