diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/id/identity/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/id/identity/package.nix
index 6b6d90647d56..b34219b9a851 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/id/identity/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/id/identity/package.nix
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ninja
     pkg-config
     rustc
+    rustPlatform.cargoCheckHook
     rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
     wrapGAppsHook4
   ];
@@ -66,6 +67,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libseccomp
   ];
 
+  mesonBuildType = "release";
+
+  doCheck = stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform;
+  cargoCheckType = if (finalAttrs.mesonBuildType != "debug") then "release" else "debug";
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+
+    cargoCheckHook
+    mesonCheckPhase
+
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {