diff --git a/srcpkgs/grep/template b/srcpkgs/grep/template
index f1d4c2b6842..a6029385396 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/grep/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/grep/template
@@ -15,3 +15,7 @@ checksum=db625c7ab3bb3ee757b3926a5cfa8d9e1c3991ad24707a83dde8a5ef2bf7a07e
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
+
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}