diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuev/template b/srcpkgs/libuev/template
index 9dafea7ed3d..d5c79959c65 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuev/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuev/template
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }
 do_check() {
-	# needs --enable-examples
-	make test
+	make check
 }
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE