diff --git a/srcpkgs/nettle/template b/srcpkgs/nettle/template
index 1605274b328..e099f7bae63 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nettle/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nettle/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ license="GPL-2"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/$pkgname/$pkgname-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=46942627d5d0ca11720fec18d81fc38f7ef837ea4197c1f630e71ce0d470b11e
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 nettle-devel_package() {
 	depends="gmp-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"