diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 4e367fa96..0bd24ba76 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -450,13 +450,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--print-errorlogs"
   ];
 
-  installCheckPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstallCheck
-    flagsArray=($mesonInstallCheckFlags "''${mesonInstallCheckFlagsArray[@]}")
-    meson test --no-rebuild "''${flagsArray[@]}"
-    runHook postInstallCheck
+  preInstallCheck = ''
+    mesonCheckFlags=("''${mesonInstallCheckFlags[@]}")
   '';
 
+  installCheckPhase = "mesonCheckPhase";
+
   separateDebugInfo = !hostPlatform.isStatic && !finalAttrs.dontBuild;
 
   strictDeps = true;