diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/cs/csdr/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/cs/csdr/package.nix
index a3773541426a..12c8453819b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/cs/csdr/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/cs/csdr/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   pkg-config,
   fftwFloat,
   libsamplerate,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -46,6 +47,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace '=''${exec_prefix}//' '=/'
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jketterl/csdr";
     description = "Simple DSP library and command-line tool for Software Defined Radio";