diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
index f66c08684d1..2cf6cdf7ddb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker/default.nix
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs utils/data-generators/cc/generate
   '';
 
+  strictDeps = true;
+
   depsBuildBuild = [
     pkg-config
   ];
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     systemd
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    dbus
+  ];
+
   mesonFlags = [
     "-Ddocs=true"
     (lib.mesonEnable "introspection" withIntrospection)