diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/op/openttd/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/op/openttd/package.nix
index e6f1f4e6f90b..02d2d813973d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/op/openttd/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/op/openttd/package.nix
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
   libjack2,
   makeWrapper,
   buildPackages,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -112,6 +113,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libjack2
   ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   strictDeps = true;
 
   postPatch = ''