diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/opus-tools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/opus-tools/package.nix
index 398b6cf67942..bc3777f9d541 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/opus-tools/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/opus-tools/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   flac,
   opusfile,
   libopusenc,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libopusenc
   ];
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/opusenc";
+
   meta = {
     description = "Tools to work with opus encoded audio streams";
     homepage = "https://www.opus-codec.org/";