diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sounddevice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sounddevice/default.nix
index 9ada3c6603a7..3cb0e4b66318 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sounddevice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sounddevice/default.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # No tests included nor upstream available.
   doCheck = false;
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "sounddevice" ];
+
   patches = [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./fix-portaudio-library-path.patch;