diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
index 04ceea137cdd..8e7d10782157 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   checkInputs = [ which ];
 
-  doCheck = false; # fails 8 out of 26 tests with "GPGME: Decryption failed". Spooky!
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://gnupg.org/software/gpgme/index.html;