diff --git a/pkgs/tools/compression/dtrx/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/compression/dtrx/default.nix
index 91d59a4de0f..6c4f2f6e854 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/compression/dtrx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/compression/dtrx/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchurl, pythonPackages
+{ lib, fetchurl, python2Packages
 , gnutar, unzip, lhasa, rpm, binutils, cpio, gzip, p7zip, cabextract, unrar, unshield
 , bzip2, xz, lzip
 # unzip is handled by p7zip
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let
   ++ lib.optional (unrarSupport) unrar
   ++ [ bzip2 xz lzip ]);
 
-in pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+in python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "dtrx";
   version = "7.1";
 
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ in pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     wrapProgram "$out/bin/dtrx" --prefix PATH : "${archivers}"
   '';
 
+  checkPhase = ''
+    python2 tests/compare.py
+  '';
+
+  checkInputs = with python2Packages; [
+    pyyaml
+  ];
+
+  # custom test suite fails
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Do The Right Extraction: A tool for taking the hassle out of extracting archives";
     homepage = "https://brettcsmith.org/2007/dtrx/";