diff --git a/nix/tests/default.nix b/nix/tests/default.nix
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index 000000000..0990c9b2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nix/tests/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Build the package with the test suite enabled.
+(import ../../. {}).override {
+  doCheck = true;
+}