diff --git a/avahi.spec b/avahi.spec
index 76231ca..0188edb 100644
--- a/avahi.spec
+++ b/avahi.spec
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 %bcond_with bootstrap
+%bcond_without check
 
 %if %{without bootstrap}
 %{?!WITH_MONO:          %global WITH_MONO 1}
@@ -487,6 +488,9 @@ NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
         --enable-shared=yes \
         --enable-static=no \
         --disable-silent-rules \
+%if %{with check}
+        --enable-tests \
+%endif
 %if %{WITH_GTK2}
         --enable-gtk \
 %else
@@ -576,6 +580,9 @@ rm -fv %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/rc.d/init.d/avahi-dnsconfd
 
 
 %check
+%if %{with check}
+  %make_build check
+%endif
 %if %{without bootstrap}
   for i in %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/b*.desktop ; do
     desktop-file-validate $i
@@ -872,6 +879,7 @@ exit 0
 
 %changelog
 * Sun Mar 19 2023 Petr Menšík <pemensik@redhat.com> - 0.8-22
+- Enable unit tests during check
 - Prevent crashes on some invalid DBus calls
 - Provide versioned howl compatibility package
 - Correct bootstrap option