diff --git a/srcpkgs/flex/template b/srcpkgs/flex/template
index 32560b0d6a8..d771189accb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flex/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flex/template
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ checksum=e87aae032bf07c26f85ac0ed3250998c37621d95f8bd748b31f15b33c45ee995
 # Required to enable the definition of reallocarray() in stdlib.h
 CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE"
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
 }