diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/kakoune/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/kakoune/default.nix
index f1f81106659..67a2ac5fac7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/kakoune/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/kakoune/default.nix
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     export version="v${version}"
   '';
 
-  doInstallCheckPhase = true;
+  doInstallCheck = true;
   installCheckPhase = ''
-    $out/bin/kak -ui json -E "kill 0"
+    $out/bin/kak -ui json -e "kill 0"
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''