diff --git a/srcpkgs/libshumate/template b/srcpkgs/libshumate/template
index 13d129d4312..b7896b73e82 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libshumate/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libshumate/template
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ build_helper="gir"
 configure_args="$(vopt_bool gir vapi) $(vopt_bool gir gir) $(vopt_bool gir gtk_doc)"
 hostmakedepends="pkg-config $(vopt_if gir 'gi-docgen vala') glib-devel gettext"
 makedepends="libglib-devel sqlite-devel cairo-devel gtk4-devel libsoup3-devel"
+checkdepends="xvfb-run"
 short_desc="C library providing a GtkWidget to display maps"
 maintainer="Michal Vasilek <michal@vasilek.cz>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ homepage="https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/libshumate"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libshumate/-/raw/libshumate-1-0/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libshumate/${version%.*}/libshumate-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=77a192f0dfec082b8de20b1939f3adf03eed41114d49fdaae2bbb2729ceb015a
+make_check_pre="xvfb-run"
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"