diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
index 502343f01fb32..f5efd67782b5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix
@@ -517,4 +517,4 @@ let
         );
   };
 
-in { inherit assertValidity commonMeta; }
+in { inherit assertValidity commonMeta checkValidity; }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c740e1a8bfa33..c93bf489ad310 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -213,6 +213,8 @@ with pkgs;
       }
     '');
 
+  checkMeta = callPackage ../stdenv/generic/check-meta.nix { };
+
   # addDriverRunpath is the preferred package name, as this enables
   # many more scenarios than just opengl now.
   anime-downloader = callPackage ../applications/video/anime-downloader { };