diff --git a/srcpkgs/libatomic_ops/template b/srcpkgs/libatomic_ops/template
index e0e502ef029..5ae631d2857 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libatomic_ops/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libatomic_ops/template
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 libatomic_ops-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	depends="${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"