diff --git a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
index d6c8214cfb4..53e299a1d66 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/fluidsynth/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'fluidsynth'
 pkgname=fluidsynth
-version=2.1.5
+version=2.1.6
 revision=1
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DLIB_SUFFIX=
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="http://www.fluidsynth.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/FluidSynth/fluidsynth/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=b539b7c65a650b56f01cd60a4e83c6125c217c5a63c0c214ef6274894a677d00
+checksum=328fc290b5358544d8dea573f81cb1e97806bdf49e8507db067621242f3f0b8a
+
+do_check() {
+	cd build
+	make check
+}
 
 libfluidsynth_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - runtime library"