diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-sdkutils/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-sdkutils/default.nix
index eddefef02381..3022cf462746 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-sdkutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aws-c-sdkutils/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , aws-c-common
 , cmake
+, nix
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -29,6 +30,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  passthru.tests = {
+    inherit nix;
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "AWS SDK utility library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-c-sdkutils";