diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index fc342922fe8..cb12e63bfaf 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3821,21 +3821,22 @@ in modules // {
 
   cython = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "Cython-${version}";
-    version = "0.23.4";
+    version = "0.24";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "http://www.cython.org/release/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "13hdffhd37mx3gjby018xl179jaj957fy7kzi01crmimxvn2zi7y";
+      sha256 = "1wd3q97gia3zhsgcdlvxh26hkrf3m53i6r1l4g0yya119264vr3d";
     };
 
     buildInputs = with self; [ pkgs.pkgconfig pkgs.gdb ];
+    # For testing
+    nativeBuildInputs = with self; [ numpy pkgs.ncurses ];
 
     checkPhase = ''
+      export HOME="$NIX_BUILD_TOP"
       ${python.interpreter} runtests.py
     '';
 
-    doCheck = false; # Lots of weird compiler errors
-
     meta = {
       description = "An optimising static compiler for both the Python programming language and the extended Cython programming language";
       platforms = platforms.all;