diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/default.nix
index d4fb001d7887..cb71425182cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/irc/weechat/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
   libargon2,
   extraBuildInputs ? [ ],
   writeScript,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -172,10 +173,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   doInstallCheck = true;
-
-  installCheckPhase = ''
-    $out/bin/weechat --version
-  '';
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
 
   passthru.updateScript = writeScript "update-weechat" ''
     #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell