diff --git a/main/mpv/template.py b/main/mpv/template.py
index 73465a10d4..6dd2b1882c 100644
--- a/main/mpv/template.py
+++ b/main/mpv/template.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 pkgname = "mpv"
 pkgver = "0.38.0"
-pkgrel = 3
+pkgrel = 4
 build_style = "meson"
 configure_args = [
     "-Dlibmpv=true",
     "-Dbuild-date=false",
+    "-Dtests=true",
     # most of these are autos, force some we really care about
     "-Dcaca=enabled",
     "-Dcdda=enabled",
@@ -85,8 +86,6 @@
 tool_flags = {"LDFLAGS": ["-Wl,-z,stack-size=0x100000"]}
 # FIXME cfi
 hardening = ["vis", "!cfi"]
-# development-only
-options = ["!check"]
 
 
 @subpackage("mpv-libs")