diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-cpuinfo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-cpuinfo/default.nix
index 37cf601695ee..c90f81ae28f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-cpuinfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/py-cpuinfo/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , buildPythonPackage
+, pytest
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -14,6 +15,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
      sha256 = "1pp561lj80jnvr2038nrzhmks2akxsbdqxvfrqa6n340x81981lm";
   };
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    pytest -k "not TestActual"
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Get CPU info with pure Python 2 & 3";
     homepage = https://github.com/workhorsy/py-cpuinfo;