diff --git a/build.spec b/build.spec
index 6417e967..2407ac18 100644
--- a/build.spec
+++ b/build.spec
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 # Please submit bugfixes or comments via http://bugs.opensuse.org/
 #
+# needsrootforbuild
+# needsbinariesforbuild
 
 
 Name:           build
@@ -22,13 +24,15 @@ License:        GPL-2.0+ and GPL-2.0
 Group:          Development/Tools/Building
 Version:        20150115
 Release:        0
-#!BuildIgnore:  build-mkbaselibs
 Source:         obs-build-%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1:        baselibs.conf
 BuildRoot:      %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-build
 BuildArch:      noarch
 # Manual requires to avoid hard require to bash-static
 AutoReqProv:    off
+%if 0%{?suse_version} > 1200
+# required for test suite
+BuildRequires:  build-mkbaselibs
+%endif
 # Keep the following dependencies in sync with obs-worker package
 Requires:       bash
 Requires:       binutils
@@ -139,9 +143,34 @@ cd $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/build/configs/
  V=%suse_version
  ln -s sl${V:0:2}.${V:2:1}.conf default.conf
 %endif
-test -e default.conf
+test -e default.conf || exit 1
 %endif
 
+%check
+if [ `whoami` != "root" ]; then
+  echo "WARNING: Not building as root, tests did not run!"
+  exit 0
+fi
+# get back the default.conf link
+cp -av $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr/lib/build/configs/default.conf configs/
+# do not get confused when building this already with build:
+export BUILD_IGNORE_2ND_STAGE=1
+# use our own build code
+export BUILD_DIR=$PWD
+cd test
+# target is autodetected
+%if 0%{?sles_version}
+echo "SLES config differs currently on purpose between OBS and build script."
+echo "Skipping test case"
+exit 0
+%endif
+%if 0%{?qemu_user_space_build}
+echo "test suite is not prepared to run using qemu linux user"
+echo "Skipping test case"
+exit 0
+%endif
+./testbuild.sh /.build.binaries/
+
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
 %doc README