diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
index 825ffa4523a9a..c9ebf5a7bd3d4 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/systemd/default.nix
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ]
   );
 
-  doCheck = false; # fails a bunch of tests
+  doCheck = true;
 
   # trigger the test -n "$DESTDIR" || mutate in upstreams build system
   preInstall = ''