diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index 3645a87..3f083b2 100644
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@ default_sanitycheck() {
 	check_secfixes_comment || return 1
 
 	makedepends_has 'g++' && ! options_has toolchain && warning "g++ should not be in makedepends"
+
+	if ! options_has "!check" && [ -n "$REQUIRE_CHECK" ]; then
+		(unset check; . "$APKBUILD"; type check >/dev/null 2>&1) || \
+			die "Testsuites (abuild check) are required or needs to be explicitly disabled!"
+	fi
+
 	return 0
 }