diff --git a/systemd.changes b/systemd.changes
index b7b37a2..9b7eaed 100644
--- a/systemd.changes
+++ b/systemd.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Thu May 16 10:01:20 UTC 2024 - Radoslav Kolev <radoslav.kolev@suse.com>
+
+- systemd.spec: enable tests during build 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu May 16 08:27:27 UTC 2024 - Franck Bui <fbui@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/systemd.spec b/systemd.spec
index 116862d..3ed0109 100644
--- a/systemd.spec
+++ b/systemd.spec
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ BuildRequires:  pam-devel
 BuildRequires:  python3-Jinja2
 BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(blkid) >= 2.26
+#The following packages are only required by the tests during %check
+BuildRequires:  acl
+BuildRequires:  distribution-release
+BuildRequires:  python3-pefile
+BuildRequires:  timezone
 
 %if %{with bootstrap}
 #!BuildIgnore:  dbus-1
@@ -1089,6 +1094,10 @@ rm -fr %{buildroot}%{_docdir}/systemd
 %systemd_pre systemd-journald-audit.socket
 %systemd_pre systemd-userdbd.service
 
+#Execute the tests
+%check
+%meson_test
+
 %post
 if [ $1 -eq 1 ]; then
         # Make /etc/machine-id an empty file during package installation. On the