diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scarab/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scarab/package.nix
index 795e906f1b22..e8e36467b796 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scarab/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scarab/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   bc,
   copyDesktopItems,
   icoutils,
+  versionCheckHook,
   makeDesktopItem,
 }:
 
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ buildDotnetModule rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   postFixup = ''
     # Icons for the desktop file
     icotool -x $src/Scarab/Assets/omegamaggotprime.ico