diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-coreutils/package.nix
similarity index 75%
rename from pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-coreutils/package.nix
index 3c0c6aa8738a..bc86e8166077 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/uutils-coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-coreutils/package.nix
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   rustPlatform,
   cargo,
-  sphinx,
-  Security,
-  libiconv,
+  python3Packages,
+  versionCheckHook,
+  nix-update-script,
+
   prefix ? "uutils-",
   buildMulticallBinary ? true,
 }:
@@ -30,17 +31,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
-    sphinx
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    Security
-    libiconv
+    python3Packages.sphinx
   ];
 
   makeFlags =
     [
-      "CARGO=${cargo}/bin/cargo"
+      "CARGO=${lib.getExe cargo}"
       "PREFIX=${placeholder "out"}"
       "PROFILE=release"
       "INSTALLDIR_MAN=${placeholder "out"}/share/man/man1"
@@ -51,6 +47,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # too many impure/platform-dependent tests
   doCheck = false;
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
+    versionCheckHook
+  ];
+  versionCheckProgram =
+    let
+      prefix' = lib.optionalString (prefix != null) prefix;
+    in
+    "${placeholder "out"}/bin/${prefix'}ls";
+  versionCheckProgramArg = [ "--version" ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+  };
+
   meta = {
     description = "Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils";
     longDescription = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 147d5b23b31b..ec2549d240d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3170,11 +3170,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   uusi = haskell.lib.compose.justStaticExecutables haskellPackages.uusi;
 
-  uutils-coreutils = callPackage ../tools/misc/uutils-coreutils {
-    inherit (python3Packages) sphinx;
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
-  };
-
   uutils-coreutils-noprefix = uutils-coreutils.override { prefix = null; };
 
   vorta = qt6Packages.callPackage ../applications/backup/vorta { };