1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/types.nix b/lib/types.nix
index d0a8e96149d..31ce440bcb4 100644
--- a/lib/types.nix
+++ b/lib/types.nix
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ rec {
     };
 
     shellPackage = package // {
-      check = x: (package.check x) && (hasAttr "shellPath" x);
+      check = x: isDerivation x && hasAttr "shellPath" x;
     };
 
     path = mkOptionType {