diff --git a/srcpkgs/bash/template b/srcpkgs/bash/template
index 4623be14bb..99433681a8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bash/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bash/template
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ pre_configure() {
 		msg_normal " Applying patch bash${ver}-$p.\n"
 	done
 }
+do_check() {
+	make tests
+}
 post_install() {
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/share/doc
 	ln -s bash ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/rbash