diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pi/picom/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pi/picom/package.nix
index 8a9b9b5cd42c..8a147d53a5a0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pi/picom/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pi/picom/package.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
   xorgproto,
   xwininfo,
   withDebug ? false,
+  versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
 }:
 
@@ -101,6 +102,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       cp -r ../src $out/
     '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
   };