diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/cuneiform/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/cuneiform/default.nix
index fa4cb75d174b..9332b25babfb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/cuneiform/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/cuneiform/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, imagemagick }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, imagemagick, testers }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "cuneiform";
   version = "1.1.0";
 
@@ -30,10 +30,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     rm cuneiform_src/Kern/hhh/tigerh/h/strings.h
   '';
 
+  # make the install path match the rpath
+  postInstall = ''
+    if [[ -d ''${!outputLib}/lib64 ]]; then
+      mv ''${!outputLib}/lib64 ''${!outputLib}/lib
+      ln -s lib ''${!outputLib}/lib64
+    fi
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = [ imagemagick ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
+  passthru.tests = testers.testVersion {
+    package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+    command = "cuneiform";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Multi-language OCR system";
     homepage = "https://launchpad.net/cuneiform-linux";
@@ -42,4 +55,4 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     maintainers = [ maintainers.raskin ];
     mainProgram = "cuneiform";
   };
-}
+})