diff --git a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
index 54ce81ed2ba4..900c3bee3574 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lua-modules/overrides.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
   tree-sitter,
   unbound,
   unzip,
+  versionCheckHook,
   vimPlugins,
   yajl,
   zip,
@@ -577,10 +578,14 @@ in
       installShellFiles
       lua
       unzip
+      versionCheckHook
     ];
     # cmake is just to compile packages with "cmake" buildType, not luarocks itself
     dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
 
+    doInstallCheck = true;
+    versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+
     propagatedBuildInputs = [
       zip
       unzip