diff --git a/debian/lenny/tdelibs/debian/rules b/debian/lenny/tdelibs/debian/rules
index beb3cf1da..85e1baa4f 100755
--- a/debian/lenny/tdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/lenny/tdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DWITH_MITSHM="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
+DEB_MAKE_CHECK_TARGET = check test
+
 # Honour "parallel=N" option of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.  Comment out to
 # never build in parallel, regardless of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.
 DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL = true
diff --git a/debian/squeeze/tdelibs/debian/rules b/debian/squeeze/tdelibs/debian/rules
index 40dbea04e..c0a7ca6e2 100755
--- a/debian/squeeze/tdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/squeeze/tdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DWITH_MITSHM="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
+DEB_MAKE_CHECK_TARGET = check test
+
 # Honour "parallel=N" option of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.  Comment out to
 # never build in parallel, regardless of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.
 DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL = true
diff --git a/ubuntu/maverick/tdelibs/debian/rules b/ubuntu/maverick/tdelibs/debian/rules
index f7916b36f..676892dd6 100755
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/tdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/tdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ DEB_CMAKE_EXTRA_FLAGS := \
  -DWITH_MITSHM="ON" \
  -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo
 
+DEB_MAKE_CHECK_TARGET = check test
+
 # Honour "parallel=N" option of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.  Comment out to
 # never build in parallel, regardless of DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS.
 DEB_BUILD_PARALLEL = true