diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/expiring-dict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/expiring-dict/default.nix
index ce39c7151918..a34e9d821930 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/expiring-dict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/expiring-dict/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   fetchPypi,
   setuptools,
   sortedcontainers,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -23,6 +24,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "expiring_dict" ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Python dict with TTL support for auto-expiring caches";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dparker2/py-expiring-dict";