diff --git a/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
index 5a7762640f73..6f113bcd99cb 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/ghostscript/default.nix
@@ -103,8 +103,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     done
   '';
 
+  # dynamic library name only contains maj.min, eg. '9.53'
+  dylib_version = lib.versions.majorMinor version;
   preFixup = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    install_name_tool -change libgs.dylib.${version} $out/lib/libgs.dylib.${version} $out/bin/gs
+    install_name_tool -change libgs.dylib.$dylib_version $out/lib/libgs.dylib.$dylib_version $out/bin/gs
+  '';
+
+  # validate dynamic linkage
+  doInstallCheck = true;
+  installCheckPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstallCheck
+
+    $out/bin/gs --version
+
+    runHook postInstallCheck
   '';
 
   meta = {