diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lerc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lerc/default.nix
index f7bba5125a72..463344f5b7f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lerc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lerc/default.nix
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , fetchpatch
 , cmake
+, testers
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "lerc";
   version = "4.0.0";
 
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "esri";
     repo = "lerc";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-IHY9QtNYsxPz/ksxRMZGHleT+/bawfTYNVRSTAuYQ7Y=";
   };
 
@@ -31,10 +32,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cmake
   ];
 
+  passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
+    package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "C++ library for Limited Error Raster Compression";
     homepage = "https://github.com/esri/lerc";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ dotlambda ];
+    pkgConfigModules = [ "Lerc" ];
   };
-}
+})