diff --git a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
index a98fff1125d..5544dbcff90 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/harfbuzz/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'harfbuzz'
 pkgname=harfbuzz
-version=1.6.3
+version=1.7.1
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--with-glib --with-freetype --with-cairo --with-icu --with-graphite2"
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 homepage="http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/HarfBuzz/"
 license="MIT"
 distfiles="${FREEDESKTOP_SITE}/harfbuzz/release/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=e31eb367beb61a9399d2c78b51c225ab2b1cbd46f364f2d80d97bb422b44101a
+checksum=9645a6e83313b690602017f18d4eb2adf81f2e54c6fc4471e19331304965154e
 
 pre_configure() {
 	autoreconf -fi
 }
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING LICENSE
 }