diff --git a/liborcus.spec b/liborcus.spec
index b4aab52..1610738 100644
--- a/liborcus.spec
+++ b/liborcus.spec
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 Name: liborcus
 Version: 0.16.0
-Release: 2%{?dist}
+Release: 3%{?dist}
 Summary: Standalone file import filter library for spreadsheet documents
 
 License: MPLv2.0
@@ -121,10 +121,9 @@ install -p -m 0644 orcus-*.1 %{buildroot}/%{_mandir}/man1
 # build documentation
 make doc-doxygen
 
-#TODO, reenable with 0.15.1
-#%check
-#export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_libdir}${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
-#make check %{?_smp_mflags}
+%check
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=%{buildroot}%{_libdir}${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}}
+make check %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %ldconfig_scriptlets
 
@@ -190,6 +189,9 @@ make doc-doxygen
 %doc doc/_doxygen/html
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 25 2020 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 0.16.0-3
+- reenable make check
+
 * Fri Sep 25 2020 Caolán McNamara <caolanm@redhat.com> - 0.16.0-2
 - replace -DSIZEOF_VOID_P=4 with upstream solution