diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/testers/hasPkgConfigModules/tests.nix b/pkgs/build-support/testers/hasPkgConfigModules/tests.nix
index bf992d040b4b..adad93507984 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/testers/hasPkgConfigModules/tests.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/testers/hasPkgConfigModules/tests.nix
@@ -11,10 +11,15 @@ lib.recurseIntoAttrs {
 
   miniz-versions-mismatch = testers.testBuildFailure (testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
     package = miniz;
-    version = "1.2.3";
+    version = "1.2.3";  # Deliberately-incorrect version number
     versionCheck = true;
   });
 
+  miniz-no-versionCheck = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
+    package = miniz;
+    version = "1.2.3";  # Deliberately-incorrect version number
+  };
+
   zlib-has-zlib = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
     package = zlib;
     moduleNames = [ "zlib" ];