diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
index 845caf57caa90..af4fca350ba01 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgudev/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 , gnome
 , vala
 , gobject-introspection
-, fetchpatch
 , glibcLocales
 , umockdev
 }:
@@ -46,6 +45,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     umockdev
   ];
 
+  mesonFlags = [
+    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doCheck)
+  ];
+
   doCheck = true;
 
   passthru = {