diff --git a/srcpkgs/iproute2/template b/srcpkgs/iproute2/template
index 9ed648c64f..f89167bd14 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/iproute2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/iproute2/template
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ do_build() {
 		CCOPTS="$CFLAGS" HOSTCCOPTS="$XBPS_CFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS" \
 		DBM_INCLUDE="$XBPS_CROSS_BASE/usr/include" ${makejobs}
 }
+do_check() {
+	cd testsuite
+
+	make
+}
 do_install() {
 	make DESTDIR=${DESTDIR} SBINDIR=/usr/bin install