diff --git a/srcpkgs/gawk/template b/srcpkgs/gawk/template
index 079d3510090..25dfa100a20 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gawk/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gawk/template
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ pre_configure() {
 	# Create symlinks for bins and manpages.
 	sed -i -e "s|\$(LN)|\$(LN_S)|g" Makefile.in doc/Makefile.in
 }
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
 post_install() {
 	rm ${DESTDIR}/usr/bin/awk
 }