diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/meson.build b/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
index e4a060d3e..6f04b46fd 100644
--- a/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/meson.build
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ this_exe = executable(
   link_args : linker_export_flags + [ '-lrapidcheck' ],
   # get main from gtest
   install : true,
+  cpp_pch : do_pch ? [ 'pch/precompiled-headers.hh' ] : [],
 )
 
 test(
diff --git a/src/libutil-tests/pch/precompiled-headers.hh b/src/libutil-tests/pch/precompiled-headers.hh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a078fcc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libutil-tests/pch/precompiled-headers.hh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "nix/util/util.hh"
+
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <rapidcheck/gtest.h>