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 804ab2b4ac353..25d49407ef1da 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ 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.
   addDriverRunpath = callPackage ../build-support/add-driver-runpath { };