diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
index cb85f56a40f4..1511aad23cab 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numba/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   writers,
   numba,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 
   config,
 
@@ -86,11 +87,11 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/255262
   preCheck = ''
-    export HOME="$(mktemp -d)"
-    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/255262
     cd $out
   '';