diff --git a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
index 98a2fb4233e076891713ef7c1ffb6992171bf33d..c9fa6befef8087ce97118fbd20aac1b5eea935ca 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/emacs-xyz.scm
@@ -5180,6 +5180,9 @@ (define-public emacs-avy
        (sha256
         (base32 "09qdni1s74i5pv8741szl5g4ynj8fxn0x65qmwa9rmfkbimnc0fs"))))
     (build-system emacs-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     `(#:tests? #t
+       #:test-command '("make" "test")))
     (home-page "https://github.com/abo-abo/avy")
     (synopsis "Tree-based completion for Emacs")
     (description