diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix
index 90daf2ddf743..20a08885142a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig intltool libintl ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ gettext bzip2 zlib python ]
-    ++ stdenv.lib.optional doCheck perl;
+  buildInputs = [ gettext bzip2 zlib python ];
+  checkInputs = [ perl ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libxml2 glib gdk_pixbuf libiconv ];