diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix
index 6a07a006c6b57..b55d6d874bbb7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/build-python-package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 # and can build packages that use distutils, setuptools or flit.
 
 { lib
+, config
 , python
 , wrapPython
 , setuptools
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ let
   wheel-specific = import ./build-python-package-wheel.nix { };
   common = import ./build-python-package-common.nix { inherit python bootstrapped-pip; };
   mkPythonDerivation = import ./mk-python-derivation.nix {
-    inherit lib python wrapPython setuptools unzip ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook toPythonModule namePrefix;
+    inherit lib config python wrapPython setuptools unzip ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook toPythonModule namePrefix;
   };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
index 96a9cdf0c6158..9835ba32d170d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/mk-python-derivation.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Generic builder.
 
 { lib
+, config
 , python
 , wrapPython
 , setuptools
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
 
 , passthru ? {}
 
-, doCheck ? false
+, doCheck ? config.doCheckByDefault or false
 
 , ... } @ attrs: