diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vi/virtiofsd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vi/virtiofsd/package.nix
index 37421a78941e..c3bac4266928 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vi/virtiofsd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vi/virtiofsd/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   fetchFromGitLab,
   libcap_ng,
   libseccomp,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -38,6 +39,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     install -Dm644 50-virtiofsd.json "$out/share/qemu/vhost-user/50-virtiofsd.json"
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd";
     description = "vhost-user virtio-fs device backend written in Rust";