diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix
index 3c220cf9fd05..e0c1ffffa372 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/gotop/default.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   installShellFiles,
   IOKit,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
-buildGoModule rec {
+buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gotop";
   version = "4.2.0";
 
@@ -18,8 +19,8 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "xxxserxxx";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    repo = "gotop";
+    rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-W7a3QnSIR95N88RqU2sr6oEDSqOXVfAwacPvS219+1Y=";
   };
 
@@ -29,16 +30,14 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
-    "-X main.Version=v${version}"
+    "-X main.Version=v${finalAttrs.version}"
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [ IOKit ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ writableTmpDirAsHomeHook ];
 
   postInstall = ''
     $out/bin/gotop --create-manpage > gotop.1
@@ -48,9 +47,9 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Terminal based graphical activity monitor inspired by gtop and vtop";
     homepage = "https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop/raw/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/xxxserxxx/gotop/raw/v${finalAttrs.version}/CHANGELOG.md";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.magnetophon ];
     mainProgram = "gotop";
   };
-}
+})