diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/lf/lf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/lf/lf/package.nix
index e5b1cb3a8001..d2af98e695e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/lf/lf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/lf/lf/package.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   buildGoModule,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -37,6 +38,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     installShellCompletion etc/lf.{bash,zsh,fish}
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Terminal file manager written in Go and heavily inspired by ranger";
     longDescription = ''