diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcamera/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcamera/package.nix
index 00a1c5052e4f..ccc88e65e3c5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libcamera/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libcamera/package.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       softisp-gpu = withSoftispGPU;
       libunwind = false;
       libdw = false;
-      lc-compliance = false; # tries unconditionally to download gtest when enabled
+      lc-compliance = true;
 
       # Documentation breaks binary compatibility.
       # Given that upstream also provides public documentation,