diff --git a/packages/mpi/openmpi-1.5.3 b/packages/mpi/openmpi-1.5.3
index b768ce5..55c5298 100755
--- a/packages/mpi/openmpi-1.5.3
+++ b/packages/mpi/openmpi-1.5.3
@@ -29,3 +29,7 @@ if [[ -d /opt/voltaire/fca ]]; then
     echo "Voltair FCA found"
     CONFIGURE_OPTS+=" --with-fca=/opt/voltaire/fca"
 fi
+
+src_pretest() {
+    make check
+}