diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scrot/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scrot/package.nix
index a6edebf62222..3fe8b7640927 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sc/scrot/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sc/scrot/package.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   libxinerama,
   pkg-config,
   libbsd,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     libbsd
   ];
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://github.com/resurrecting-open-source-projects/scrot";
     description = "Command-line screen capture utility";