diff --git a/srcpkgs/pcre2/template b/srcpkgs/pcre2/template
index 0023733daab..689e023a0aa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pcre2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pcre2/template
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 libpcre2_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - shared libraries"
 	pkg_install() {