diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
index a169f01fb543..0cf2e84ac16d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/folks/default.nix
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@
 
 # TODO: enable more folks backends
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "folks";
   version = "0.15.7";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "devdoc" ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${finalAttrs.pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}/${finalAttrs.pname}-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "Eg8hnvYyEsqpWuf2rrZOKZKLCxqLlFIFQwSgDQ80eHE=";
   };
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Ddocs=true"
     "-Dtelepathy_backend=${lib.boolToString telepathySupport}"
-    "-Dtests=${lib.boolToString stdenv.isLinux}"
+    "-Dtests=${lib.boolToString (finalAttrs.doCheck && stdenv.isLinux)}"
   ];
 
   # backends/eds/lib/libfolks-eds.so.26.0.0.p/edsf-persona-store.c:10697:4:
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
-      packageName = pname;
+      packageName = finalAttrs.pname;
       versionPolicy = "none";
     };
   };
@@ -115,4 +115,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = teams.gnome.members;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
-}
+})