diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinotify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinotify/default.nix
index 4fbb435db53b..5d0b22bfe31f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinotify/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyinotify/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # No tests distributed
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyinotify" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/seb-m/pyinotify/wiki";
     description = "Monitor filesystems events on Linux platforms with inotify";