diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/to/tokei/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/to/tokei/package.nix
index 932a7a616274..0564e498891f 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/to/tokei/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/to/tokei/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   rustPlatform,
   libiconv,
   zlib,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -28,6 +29,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
   # enable all output formats
   buildFeatures = [ "all" ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "Count your code, quickly";
     longDescription = ''