diff --git a/debian/lenny/kdelibs/debian/rules b/debian/lenny/kdelibs/debian/rules
index e395bc976..16969b85c 100755
--- a/debian/lenny/kdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/lenny/kdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ 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/kdelibs/debian/rules b/debian/squeeze/kdelibs/debian/rules
index df85a42f7..02d95d10c 100755
--- a/debian/squeeze/kdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/squeeze/kdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ 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/kdelibs/debian/rules b/ubuntu/maverick/kdelibs/debian/rules
index 394c28a97..29fd2aff4 100755
--- a/ubuntu/maverick/kdelibs/debian/rules
+++ b/ubuntu/maverick/kdelibs/debian/rules
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ 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