diff --git a/common/build-style/perl-module.sh b/common/build-style/perl-module.sh
index e5e3f611981..13d53cd37e9 100644
--- a/common/build-style/perl-module.sh
+++ b/common/build-style/perl-module.sh
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ do_build() {
 		${makejobs} ${make_build_args} ${make_build_target}
 }
 
+do_check() {
+	: ${make_cmd:=make}
+	: ${make_check_target:=test}
+
+	${make_cmd} ${make_check_args} ${make_check_target}
+}
+
 do_install() {
 	: ${make_cmd:=make}
 	: ${make_install_target:=install}