diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 735b3fe6da3..d603acc0742 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -832,7 +832,10 @@ format.")
     (build-system cmake-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:parallel-tests? #f
-       #:configure-flags '("-DBUILD_TESTS=ON")))
+       #:configure-flags '("-DBUILD_TESTS=ON"
+                           "-DUSE_BUNDLED_TINYXML2=OFF")))
+    (inputs
+     (list tinyxml2))
     (home-page "https://cppcheck.sourceforge.io")
     (synopsis "Static C/C++ code analyzer")
     (description "Cppcheck is a static code analyzer for C and C++.  Unlike