diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 7e1ce2c..da314d6 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 %:
 	dh $@ --with python2
 
-override_dh_auto_test:
 ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+override_dh_auto_test:
 	set -e; \
 	for python in $(shell pyversions -r); do \
 		$$python setup.py test; \