diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snphost/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snphost/package.nix
index 092ca8b83c16..2163c17feec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sn/snphost/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sn/snphost/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   nix-update-script,
   findutils,
   installShellFiles,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     installManPage $(find target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/build -name "snphost.1")
   '';
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {