diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnf5/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnf5/package.nix
index 3bfc7c350215..a46b70cc0794 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnf5/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/dn/dnf5/package.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   sphinx,
   sqlite,
   systemd,
-  testers,
+  versionCheckHook,
   toml11,
   zchunk,
   nix-update-script,
@@ -115,10 +115,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   dontFixCmake = true;
 
-  passthru = {
-    tests.version = testers.testVersion { package = finalAttrs.finalPackage; };
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-  };
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  preVersionCheck = ''
+    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Next-generation RPM package management system";