diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/furo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/furo/default.nix
index 9dc336e17f15..875de68facdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/furo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/furo/default.nix
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "furo";
   version = "2022.1.2";
-  format = "flit";
+  format = "wheel";
   disable = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "b217f218cbcd423ffbfe69baa79389d4ecebf2d86f0d593c44ef31da7b5aed30";
+    inherit pname version format;
+    dist = "py3";
+    python = "py3";
+    sha256 = "sha256-lYAWv+E4fB6N31udcWlracTqpc2K/JSSq/sAirotMAw=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -22,6 +24,17 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     beautifulsoup4
   ];
 
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    # furo was built incorrectly if this directory is empty
+    # Ignore the hidden file .gitignore
+    cd "$out/lib/python"*
+    if [ "$(ls 'site-packages/furo/theme/furo/static/' | wc -l)" -le 0 ]; then
+      echo 'static directory must not be empty'
+      exit 1
+    fi
+    cd -
+  '';
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "furo" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {