diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socketio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socketio/default.nix
index c46b02c16b9..adfe6589ff4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socketio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-socketio/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "socketio" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Socket.IO server";
     homepage = "https://github.com/miguelgrinberg/python-socketio/";