diff --git a/srcpkgs/kubo/template b/srcpkgs/kubo/template
index 32947c13b81d92..b8ca3bd9e74899 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kubo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kubo/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'kubo'
 pkgname=kubo
-version=0.42.0
+version=0.43.0
 revision=1
 build_style=go
 go_import_path="github.com/ipfs/kubo"
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@ license="MIT, Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://ipfs.io"
 changelog="https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md"
 distfiles="https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8b80786f547b2afbfb0b52811462020f5c38c0887d067436238e4804f4727fc6
+checksum=57045997c7f9d0c84c0707f09d26f171924342f1a3aaa7943e6115e6dfa5fe18
 export GOFLAGS="-trimpath"
-make_check=no # some tests fail
 
 system_accounts="_ipfs"
 make_dirs="/var/lib/ipfs 0700 _ipfs _ipfs"
@@ -26,6 +25,11 @@ pre_build() {
 	export CGO_ENABLED=0
 }
 
+do_check() {
+	make build
+	make test_unit
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE-MIT
 	vdoc README.md