diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
index 67d54af7bb2a..dd6e3eb4a7f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/wasmtime/default.nix
@@ -2,26 +2,24 @@
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "wasmtime";
-  version = "0.15.0";
+  version = "0.16.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bytecodealliance";
     repo = "${pname}";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1df99iak0psydlg9m8f8qq4zyh4wbi5l4qgsdjr2lm74ci3483xy";
+    sha256 = "1zlljqkkcw8h94ff1w47sqn9pn0zal06s06i8nciv5i2d1xaqg5n";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "170bz48jrc1k2ylfmd3bcry0xpcxx8p3rzzv9mprlfmrfpb0b28r";
+  cargoSha256 = "1hb7l7a76lgbji0qm9qd80m35cp346hyi4rphfk6p80v142cw8hh";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ python cmake clang ];
   buildInputs = [ llvmPackages.libclang ] ++
    lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security ];
   LIBCLANG_PATH = "${llvmPackages.libclang}/lib";
 
-  # no test on darwin due to
-  # https://github.com/bytecodealliance/wasmtime/issues/1556
-  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Standalone JIT-style runtime for WebAssembly, using Cranelift";