diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/integrations-core.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/integrations-core.nix
index ca1ffa3f2559..8e0ed84e8a06 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/integrations-core.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dd-agent/integrations-core.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,16 @@ let
   datadog_checks_base = buildIntegration {
     pname = "checks-base";
     sourceRoot = "datadog_checks_base";
+
+    # Make setuptools build the 'base' and 'checks' modules.
+    postPatch = ''
+      substituteInPlace setup.py \
+        --replace "from setuptools import setup" "from setuptools import find_packages, setup" \
+        --replace "packages=['datadog_checks']" "packages=find_packages()"
+    '';
+
     propagatedBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [
+      binary
       cachetools
       cryptography
       immutables
@@ -76,6 +85,12 @@ let
       uptime
       wrapt
     ];
+
+    pythonImportsCheck = [
+      "datadog_checks.base"
+      "datadog_checks.base.checks"
+      "datadog_checks.checks"
+    ];
   };
 
   # Default integrations that should be built: