diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/rakudo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/rakudo/default.nix
index 6c3a19c40078..76dd7ba163d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/rakudo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/rakudo/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   nqp,
   perl,
   stdenv,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -25,6 +26,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "--with-nqp=${lib.getExe nqp}"
   ];
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Raku implementation on top of Moar virtual machine";
     homepage = "https://rakudo.org";