diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
index 10b7344bc7ab..15346dcc30e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/e2fsprogs/default.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ];
 
   checkInputs = [ perl ];
-  doCheck = false; # fails
+  doCheck = true;
 
   postInstall = ''
     # avoid cycle between outputs