diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ci/cilium-cli/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ci/cilium-cli/package.nix
index 495017ae71de..93f58040b446 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ci/cilium-cli/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ci/cilium-cli/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   cilium-cli,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
   testers,
 }:
 
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
+  # Required to workaround install check error:
+  # 2022/06/25 10:36:22 Unable to start gops: mkdir /homeless-shelter: permission denied
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ writableTmpDirAsHomeHook ];
+
   vendorHash = null;
 
   subPackages = [ "cmd/cilium" ];
@@ -31,10 +36,6 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
     "-X=github.com/cilium/cilium/cilium-cli/defaults.CLIVersion=${finalAttrs.version}"
   ];
 
-  # Required to workaround install check error:
-  # 2022/06/25 10:36:22 Unable to start gops: mkdir /homeless-shelter: permission denied
-  env.HOME = "$TMPDIR";
-
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd cilium \
       --bash <($out/bin/cilium completion bash) \