diff --git a/srcpkgs/efl/template b/srcpkgs/efl/template
index a8b26fff25c..513cb4dfff4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/efl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/efl/template
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ version=1.24.4
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="
+ -Dbuild-examples=false
  -Dembedded-lz4=false
  -Dcrypto=openssl
  -Dnetwork-backend=none
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ makedepends="
  $(vopt_if pulseaudio pulseaudio-devel)
  $(vopt_if lottie rlottie-devel)
  $(vopt_if ibus ibus-devel)"
+checkdepends="dbus xvfb-run"
 short_desc="Enlightenment Foundation Libraries"
 maintainer="q66 <daniel@octaforge.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-only"
@@ -104,6 +106,13 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		;;
 esac
 
+do_check() {
+	if [ "$XBPS_CHECK_PKGS" = full ]; then
+		# FIXME: tests fail in weird places
+		xvfb-run dbus-run-session ninja -C build test
+	fi
+}
+
 post_install() {
 	# don't want service file junk
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/systemd