diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix
index ead22a8c9db7..235c328da85e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-common/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , cmake
-, coreutils
+, nix
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "aws-c-common";
-  version = "0.8.4";
+  version = "0.8.5";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "awslabs";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-8RKx3OPb53hCquFcT+AbtX+LDNEvzLHuqtkbvXewqRs=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-kAwcVB39rcS59I2qJhYc7Xr3mXMWtKfN45jo+8BNHwA=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit nix;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "AWS SDK for C common core";
     homepage = "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-common";