diff --git a/srcpkgs/popt/template b/srcpkgs/popt/template
index d625e74dcbf..99de6733596 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/popt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/popt/template
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ license="MIT"
 distfiles="http://rpm5.org/files/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=e728ed296fe9f069a0e005003c3d6b2dde3d9cad453422a10d6558616d304cc8
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
 }