diff --git a/srcpkgs/lzo/template b/srcpkgs/lzo/template
index 3d48d2366d8..727f9687509 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/lzo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/lzo/template
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="http://www.oberhumer.com/opensource/lzo/download/lzo-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=c0f892943208266f9b6543b3ae308fab6284c5c90e627931446fb49b4221a072
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
 }