diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/generic.nix
index 7cd8267192bc..9866dd9fd3aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gnutls/generic.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   # for the actual fix.
   enableParallelBuilding = !guileBindings;
 
-  buildInputs = [ lzo lzip nettle libtasn1 libidn p11_kit zlib gmp autogen nettools ]
+  buildInputs = [ lzo lzip nettle libtasn1 libidn p11_kit zlib gmp autogen ]
+    ++ lib.optional doCheck nettools
     ++ lib.optional (stdenv.isFreeBSD || stdenv.isDarwin) libiconv
     ++ lib.optional (tpmSupport && stdenv.isLinux) trousers
     ++ [ unbound ]