diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
index 2e2a9fdae3fa..a03b18bb059f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/ges/default.nix
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   mesonFlags = [
     (lib.mesonEnable "doc" enableDocumentation)
+    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck)
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''