diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
index 8b6c6d94c750..a84c5bbf7605 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, perl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "nasm-${version}";
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1ylqs4sqh0paia970v6hpdgq5icxns9zlg21qql232bz1apppy88";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    make golden && make test
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.nasm.us/;
     description = "An 80x86 and x86-64 assembler designed for portability and modularity";