diff --git a/srcpkgs/mpfr/template b/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
index 8e9365aaaf9..6d26e291b18 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mpfr/template
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ homepage="http://www.mpfr.org"
 distfiles="http://www.mpfr.org/mpfr-current/mpfr-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=7a62ac1a04408614fccdc506e4844b10cf0ad2c2b1677097f8f35d3a1344a950
 
+do_check() {
+	make check
+}
+
 mpfr-devel_package() {
 	depends="${makedepends} mpfr>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"