diff --git a/xz.changes b/xz.changes
index 38f96a4..a80776c 100644
--- a/xz.changes
+++ b/xz.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Sun Aug 23 14:50:09 CEST 2009 - coolo@novell.com
+
+- borrow %check section from fedora spec
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Thu Aug 20 15:51:47 CEST 2009 - coolo@novell.com
 
diff --git a/xz.spec b/xz.spec
index 98cb355..6cbf8ed 100644
--- a/xz.spec
+++ b/xz.spec
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ AUTOPOINT=true autoreconf -fi
 %configure --libdir=/%{_lib} --disable-static --with-pic --docdir=%_docdir/%name
 make %{?jobs:-j%jobs}
 
+%check
+LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/src/liblzma/.libs make check
+
 %install
 make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{__mkdir_p} %{buildroot}%{_libdir}