diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nm/nmap/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nm/nmap/package.nix
index 2cdee798d5cc..fc929197ebe9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nm/nmap/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nm/nmap/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  versionCheckHook,
   libpcap,
   pkg-config,
   openssl,
@@ -63,6 +64,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = false; # fails 3 tests, probably needs the net
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "-V";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Free and open source utility for network discovery and security auditing";
     homepage = "http://www.nmap.org";