diff --git a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
index 18e9b6f73e5..ad2cca18061 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/diffutils/template
@@ -16,3 +16,7 @@ if [ -n "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	# Tell configure we have GNU getopt
 	configure_args+=" gl_cv_func_getopt_gnu=yes"
 fi
+
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}