diff --git a/srcpkgs/xz/template b/srcpkgs/xz/template
index 3e85de2ee2d..b837e4aaee2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xz/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ checksum=fd9ca16de1052aac899ad3495ad20dfa906c27b4a5070102a2ec35ca3a4740c1
 
 CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
 }