diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuse-python/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuse-python/default.nix
index 0b2fe3cb8f5b..a130fab0d7eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuse-python/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fuse-python/default.nix
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [ fuse ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
-  # no tests in the Pypi archive
+  # no tests implemented
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "fuse" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python bindings for FUSE";
     homepage = "https://github.com/libfuse/python-fuse";