diff --git a/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template b/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template
index 334e0f6a543..2abd4da3cfb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libdazzle/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libdazzle'
 pkgname=libdazzle
-version=3.40.0
+version=3.42.0
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 build_helper="gir"
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ configure_args="-Denable_gtk_doc=false
  $(vopt_bool gir with_introspection)"
 hostmakedepends="glib-devel pkg-config $(vopt_if gir vala)"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libglib-devel"
+checkdepends="xvfb-run"
 short_desc="Library to delight your users with fancy features"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle"
 changelog="https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle/-/raw/${version}/NEWS"
 distfiles="${GNOME_SITE}/libdazzle/${version%.*}/libdazzle-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=dba99a7e65fa6662c012b306e5d0f99ff3b466a46059ea7aa0104aaf65ce4ba5
+checksum=eae67a3b3d9cce408ee9ec0ab6adecb83e52eb53f9bc93713f4df1e84da16925
+
+do_check() {
+	xvfb-run ninja -C build test
+}
 
 build_options="gir"
 build_options_default="gir"
 
-# needs X
-do_check() {
-	:
-}
-
 libdazzle-devel_package() {
 	depends="${sourcepkg}-${version}_${revision} gtk+3-devel"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"