diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix
index 583cc57e37eeef..a91bdf35368282 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     apple-sdk_11
   ];
 
-  doCheck = false;
-
   postInstall = ''
     installManPage target/tmp/bottom/manpage/btm.1
     installShellCompletion \
@@ -44,6 +42,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     install -Dm444 desktop/bottom.desktop -t $out/share/applications
   '';
 
+  preCheck = ''
+    HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
+
   BTM_GENERATE = true;
 
   passthru = {