diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/emilua/default.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/emilua/default.nix
index c72ee4b4bc02..9610d3fc7a1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/emilua/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/emilua/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   cmake,
   asciidoctor,
   makeWrapper,
+  versionCheckHook,
   gitUpdater,
   enableIoUring ? false,
   emilua, # this package
@@ -119,6 +120,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       --replace-fail @sitePackages@ "${finalAttrs.passthru.sitePackages}"
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gitUpdater { rev-prefix = "v"; };
     inherit boost;