diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix
index 46d23ae5c1ea..5fb33fa54774 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libversion/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , libversion
 , pkg-config
+, pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
@@ -33,6 +34,15 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     libversion
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    # import from $out
+    rm -r libversion
+  '';
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "libversion"
   ];