diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasttext/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasttext/default.nix
index 68f0f0e938fd..42e6446e8643 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasttext/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasttext/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ pybind11 ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fasttext" ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
 
   preBuild = ''