diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mi/miniserve/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mi/miniserve/package.nix
index 756224465e2f..140e01be1e36 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/mi/miniserve/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mi/miniserve/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   installShellFiles,
   stdenv,
   curl,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
@@ -45,6 +46,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "--version";
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     description = "CLI tool to serve files and directories over HTTP";
     homepage = "https://github.com/svenstaro/miniserve";