diff --git a/pkgs/llvm-ompss2/openmp.nix b/pkgs/llvm-ompss2/openmp.nix
index 720525f..c26b55f 100644
--- a/pkgs/llvm-ompss2/openmp.nix
+++ b/pkgs/llvm-ompss2/openmp.nix
@@ -74,6 +74,28 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     rm -f $out/libllvmrt/libomp.*
   '';
 
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  # There are not cmake flags to force nOS-V, it enables it when found through
+  # pkg-config. If enableNosv is set, but we fail to find it at build time,
+  # the build will succeed but won't use nOS-V (libompv won't be created).
+  # This is a sanity check to ensure that after install we have the proper
+  # files.
+  installCheckPhase =
+    if enableNosv then
+      ''
+        test -f $out/lib/libompv.so
+        test -f $out/libllvmrt/libompv.so
+        test ! -f $out/lib/libomp.so
+        test ! -f $out/libllvmrt/libomp.so
+      ''
+    else
+      ''
+        test -f $out/lib/libomp.so
+        test -f $out/libllvmrt/libomp.so
+        test ! -f $out/lib/libompv.so
+        test ! -f $out/libllvmrt/libompv.so
+      '';
+
   passthru = {
     inherit nosv;
   };