diff --git a/snix/nix-compat-derive-tests/default.nix b/snix/nix-compat-derive-tests/default.nix
index 33d185e73..80d671173 100644
--- a/snix/nix-compat-derive-tests/default.nix
+++ b/snix/nix-compat-derive-tests/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 { depot, ... }:
 
-depot.snix.crates.workspaceMembers.nix-compat-derive-tests.build.override {
-  runTests = true;
+depot.snix.mkCargoBuild {
+  name = "nix-compat-derive-tests";
+  buildPhase = ''
+    cargo test -p nix-compat-derive-tests 2>&1 | tee -a $out
+  '';
 }