diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
index 1f3ce471dc0e..90bdfdb0d605 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/geos/default.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   doCheck = true;
 
   passthru.tests = {
-    pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules { package = finalAttrs.finalPackage; };
+    pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
     geos = callPackage ./tests.nix { geos = finalAttrs.finalPackage; };
   };