diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix
index 058f42aa8d5a..47c72bf92602 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-bazel-package/default.nix
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (fBuildAttrs // {
 
       cp -r $bazelOut/external $out
 
+      echo '${bazel.name}' > $out/.nix-bazel-version
+
       runHook postInstall
     '';
 
@@ -143,6 +145,14 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (fBuildAttrs // {
 
   preConfigure = ''
     mkdir -p "$bazelOut"
+
+    test "${bazel.name}" = "$(<$deps/.nix-bazel-version)" || {
+      echo "fixed output derivation was built for a different bazel version" >&2
+      echo "     got: $(<$deps/.nix-bazel-version)" >&2
+      echo "expected: ${bazel.name}" >&2
+      exit 1
+    }
+
     cp -r $deps $bazelOut/external
     chmod -R +w $bazelOut
     find $bazelOut -type l | while read symlink; do