diff --git a/srcpkgs/rclone/template b/srcpkgs/rclone/template
index 3751f39ebb1..af927c42176 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rclone/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rclone/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ homepage="https://rclone.org/"
 changelog="https://rclone.org/changelog/"
 distfiles="https://downloads.rclone.org/v${version}/rclone-v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=f3863ef3fcbcc0aa0ca00c6bf1c099be9470df360751912db5c9021d3e549d10
+make_check_pre="env RCLONE_CONFIG=/notfound"
 # some tests fail on CI
 make_check=ci-skip
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ pre_build() {
 	fi
 }
 
-do_check() {
+pre_check() {
 	rm cmd/serve/docker/docker_test.go
 	rm cmd/mount/mount_test.go
 	rm cmd/mount2/mount_test.go
@@ -36,11 +37,9 @@ do_check() {
 	# could time out on i686 and it's deprecated
 	# https://github.com/rclone/rclone/issues/5784#issuecomment-961520934
 	rm backend/cache/cache_test.go
-
-	# equivalent to quicktest target of Makefile
-	RCLONE_CONFIG="/notfound" go test -tags "$go_build_tags" ./...
 }
 
+
 post_install() {
 	ln -sf rclone ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/mount.rclone
 	vlicense COPYING