diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix
index a1acee1db9a..00ce008d6cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyroute2/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-{lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi}:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyroute2";
@@ -9,14 +12,16 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-CKxAytUsC7Lg8gCHUgWZqpH8zgsiHdJukEIzBCiBC8U=";
   };
 
-  # requires root priviledges
+  # Requires root privileges, https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2/issues/778
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyroute2" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python Netlink library";
     homepage = "https://github.com/svinota/pyroute2";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = [maintainers.mic92];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ mic92 ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
 }