diff --git a/dev-libs/libedit/libedit-2012_06_01_3.0.recipe b/dev-libs/libedit/libedit-2012_06_01_3.0.recipe
index 7663a3d7a..72d5159dc 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libedit/libedit-2012_06_01_3.0.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/libedit/libedit-2012_06_01_3.0.recipe
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ INSTALL()
 		$manDir/man3
 }
 
+TEST()
+{
+	make check
+}
+
 
 # ----- devel package -------------------------------------------------------