diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix
index 10d676d11d63..f1e13e10fd9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  checkPhase = "meson test";
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ meson ninja pkgconfig gobjectIntrospection ];
   buildInputs = [ glib webkitgtk libsoup libxml2 libarchive ];