diff --git a/srcpkgs/expect/template b/srcpkgs/expect/template
index 1f679a937a2..0542e9f779d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/expect/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/expect/template
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ license="Public Domain"
 homepage="http://www.nist.gov/el/msid/expect.cfm"
 distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/Expect/${version}/${pkgname}${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=c520717b7195944a69ce1492ec82ca0ac3f3baf060804e6c5ee6d505ea512be9
+make_check_target="test"
 nocross=yes
 
 LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,-rpath=/usr/lib:/usr/lib/${pkgname}${version}"