diff --git a/gnome-calculator.spec b/gnome-calculator.spec
index 993325f..050d75d 100644
--- a/gnome-calculator.spec
+++ b/gnome-calculator.spec
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ BuildRequires: gettext
 BuildRequires: intltool
 BuildRequires: itstool
 BuildRequires: mpfr-devel
+BuildRequires: /usr/bin/appstream-util
 
 Provides:  gcalctool = 6.6.2-3
 Obsoletes: gcalctool < 6.6.2-3
@@ -39,13 +40,15 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 
 %install
-make install DESTDIR=$RPM_BUILD_ROOT
-
-desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/gnome-calculator.desktop
-
+make install DESTDIR=%{buildroot}
 %find_lang %{name} --with-gnome --all-name
 
 
+%check
+appstream-util validate-relax --nonet %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/appdata/gnome-calculator.appdata.xml
+desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}/%{_datadir}/applications/gnome-calculator.desktop
+
+
 %postun
 if [ $1 -eq 0 ] ; then
      glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &> /dev/null || :
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ glib-compile-schemas %{_datadir}/glib-2.0/schemas &> /dev/null || :
 - Update man page globs in files section
 - Use pkgconfig for BuildRequires
 - Remove obsolete glib2 dependencies for GSettings schema
+- Validate AppData in check
 
 * Fri Dec 19 2014 Richard Hughes <rhughes@redhat.com> - 3.15.1-1
 - Update to 3.15.1