diff --git a/common/build-style/configure.sh b/common/build-style/configure.sh
index f399e2d5127..0963fc34793 100644
--- a/common/build-style/configure.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/configure.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,24 @@ do_build() {
 	${make_cmd} ${makejobs} ${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}
 }
 
+do_check() {
+	if [ -z "$make_cmd" ] && [ -z "$make_check_target" ]; then 
+		if make -q check 2>/dev/null; then
+			:
+		else
+			if [ $? -eq 2 ]; then
+				msg_warn 'No target to "make check".\n'
+				return 0
+			fi
+		fi
+	fi
+
+	: ${make_cmd:=make}
+	: ${make_check_target:=check}
+
+	${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+}
+
 do_install() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=make}
 	: ${make_install_target:=install}