diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/inotify-simple/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/inotify-simple/default.nix
index 1285cd7bccb8..fe5f8ae9f11b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/inotify-simple/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/inotify-simple/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # The package has no tests
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "inotify_simple" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A simple Python wrapper around inotify";
     homepage = "https://github.com/chrisjbillington/inotify_simple";