diff --git a/tests/docker/test-quick b/tests/docker/test-quick
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+#!/bin/bash -e
+#
+# Quick compiling test that everyone already does. But why not automate it?
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2016 Red Hat Inc.
+#
+# Authors:
+#  Fam Zheng <famz@redhat.com>
+#
+# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2
+# or (at your option) any later version. See the COPYING file in
+# the top-level directory.
+
+. common.rc
+
+DEF_TARGET_LIST="$(echo {x86_64,aarch64}-softmmu)"
+TARGET_LIST=${TARGET_LIST:-$DEF_TARGET_LIST} \
+build_qemu
+make check $MAKEFLAGS