diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/oddjob/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/oddjob/default.nix
index bcbea9086488..ac2f3ce4e328 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/oddjob/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/oddjob/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , autoreconfHook
 , dbus
 , libxml2
+, nixosTests
 , pam
 , pkg-config
 , systemd
@@ -49,6 +50,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace "globals.selinux_enabled" "FALSE"
   '';
 
+  # Requires a dbus-daemon environment
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit (nixosTests) oddjobd;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Odd Job Daemon";
     homepage = "https://pagure.io/oddjob";