diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix
index 37021481d105..bfe2f2d68675 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/zx/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildNpmPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   nix-update-script,
+  versionCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildNpmPackage rec {
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ buildNpmPackage rec {
 
   npmDepsHash = "sha256-yhy2bTXeBYxGaLYb2by+7Y5DfKJ04hroYiOIvwcBojY=";
 
+  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [ versionCheckHook ];
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {