diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/it/itstool/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/it/itstool/package.nix
index 2dcb01182a67..78c196c15f3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/it/itstool/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/it/itstool/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   fetchpatch,
   python3,
   autoreconfHook,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -49,6 +50,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     wrapPythonPrograms
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://itstool.org/";
     description = "XML to PO and back again";