diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mactop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mactop/package.nix
index 54025548a0d4..8cdc9432040e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ma/mactop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ma/mactop/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -22,6 +23,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     "-w"
   ];
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Terminal-based monitoring tool 'top' designed to display real-time metrics for Apple Silicon chips";
     homepage = "https://github.com/context-labs/mactop";