diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/bi/binwalk/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bi/binwalk/package.nix
index 5765c47ef07d..b897fe4a5ba3 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/bi/binwalk/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bi/binwalk/package.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   fontconfig,
   bzip2,
   stdenv,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -51,6 +52,10 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
       "--skip=extractors::common::Chroot::make_executable"
     ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  versionCheckProgramArg = "-V";
+
   meta = {
     description = "Firmware Analysis Tool";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ReFirmLabs/binwalk";