diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/cue/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/cue/default.nix
index ee9af03bb888..fd82fc9df869 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/cue/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/cue/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , installShellFiles
 , testers
 , cue
+, callPackage
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -38,9 +39,14 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     $out/bin/cue eval - <<<'a: "all good"' > /dev/null
   '';
 
-  passthru.tests.version = testers.testVersion {
-    package = cue;
-    command = "cue version";
+  passthru = {
+    writeCueValidator = callPackage ./validator.nix { };
+    tests = {
+      version = testers.testVersion {
+        package = cue;
+        command = "cue version";
+      };
+    };
   };
 
   meta = with lib;  {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 039950c8bc9e..fa0a34e2ab76 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3680,7 +3680,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   cue = callPackage ../development/tools/cue { };
 
-  writeCueValidator = callPackage ../development/tools/cue/validator.nix { };
+  inherit (cue) writeCueValidator;
 
   cuelsp = callPackage ../development/tools/cuelsp { };