diff --git a/gtk4.spec b/gtk4.spec
index dec6303..d3767a0 100644
--- a/gtk4.spec
+++ b/gtk4.spec
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xinerama)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xkbcommon)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xrandr)
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(xrender)
+BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/appstream-util
 BuildRequires:  /usr/bin/rst2man
 
 # standard icons
@@ -154,7 +155,8 @@ mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_sysconfdir}/gtk-4.0
 mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_libdir}/gtk-4.0/modules
 
 %check
-desktop-file-validate %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
+appstream-util validate-relax --nonet $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_metainfodir}/*.xml
+desktop-file-validate $RPM_BUILD_ROOT%{_datadir}/applications/*.desktop
 
 %files -f gtk40.lang
 %license COPYING