diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix
index 9afdac3ebfdf..b649db34aa16 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bo/bottom/package.nix
@@ -4,18 +4,19 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   autoAddDriverRunpath,
   installShellFiles,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
   versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
+rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "bottom";
   version = "0.11.3";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ClementTsang";
     repo = "bottom";
-    tag = version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-7rVvKAqK8hqICnSr/Ax9ndsIZAdTaUyOAoVZ13W5BJs=";
   };
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     installShellFiles
   ];
 
+  env = {
+    BTM_GENERATE = true;
+  };
+
   postInstall = ''
     installManPage target/tmp/bottom/manpage/btm.1
     installShellCompletion \
@@ -35,24 +40,20 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     install -Dm444 desktop/bottom.desktop -t $out/share/applications
   '';
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
   doInstallCheck = true;
   nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
     versionCheckHook
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
   versionCheckProgram = "${placeholder "out"}/bin/btm";
-
-  BTM_GENERATE = true;
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
 
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   };
 
   meta = {
-    changelog = "https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom/blob/${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     description = "Cross-platform graphical process/system monitor with a customizable interface";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ClementTsang/bottom";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
@@ -62,4 +63,4 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       gepbird
     ];
   };
-}
+})