diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/shfmt/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/shfmt/default.nix
index 43c945ac7697..22ac9369bf27 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/shfmt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/shfmt/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   buildFlagsArray = [ "-ldflags=-s -w -X main.version=${version}" ];
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/mvdan/sh";
     description = "A shell parser and formatter";