diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rls/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rls/default.nix
index 0427eadea19..454c5da7143 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rls/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/rls/default.nix
@@ -5,20 +5,23 @@
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "rls";
   # with rust 1.x you can only build rls version 1.x.y
-  version = "1.35.0";
+  version = "1.36.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "rust-lang";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1l3fvlgfzri8954nbwqxqghjy5wa8p1aiml12r1lqs92dh0g192f";
+    sha256 = "1mclv0admxv48pndyqghxc4nf1amhbd700cgrzjshf9jrnffxmrn";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "0v96ndys6bv5dfjg01chrqrqjc57qqfjw40n6vppi9bpw0f6wkf5";
+  cargoSha256 = "1yli9540510xmzqnzfi3p6rh23bjqsviflqw95a0fawf2rnj8sin";
 
   # a nightly compiler is required unless we use this cheat code.
   RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1;
 
+  # rls-rustc links to rustc_private crates
+  CARGO_BUILD_RUSTFLAGS = if stdenv.isDarwin then "-C rpath" else null;
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig cmake ];
   buildInputs = [ openssh openssl curl zlib libiconv ]
     ++ (stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ CoreFoundation Security ]);
@@ -29,6 +32,11 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     rm tests/client.rs
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    $out/bin/rls --version
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Rust Language Server - provides information about Rust programs to IDEs and other tools";
     homepage = https://github.com/rust-lang/rls/;