diff --git a/boost.spec b/boost.spec
index 1ad8a45bb28354f42cf8b2f683e0e64198aa7b00..983c1c4f677b6f90facbba140a1513ea133defc0 100644
--- a/boost.spec
+++ b/boost.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:           boost
 Version:        1.79.0
-Release:        1
+Release:        2
 Summary:        The free peer-reviewed portable C++ source libraries
 License:        Boost Software License 1.0
 URL:            http://www.boost.org
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ as that on the Boost web page (http://www.boost.org/doc/libs/%{version_enc}).
 ./b2 %{b2_options} cxxflags="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS" define=%{boost_macros}
 
 %check
-:
+(cd status
+ ../b2 %{?_smp_mflags} --check-libs-only
+)
 
 %install
 ./b2 %{b2_options} \
@@ -436,6 +438,9 @@ find libs -name example -exec cp {} boost-example --parents -r \;
 %{_libdir}/*.a
 
 %changelog
+* Fri May 27 2022 Liu Zixian <liuzixian4@huawei.com> - 1.79.0-2
+- enable %check
+
 * Sat Apr 16 2022 Liu Zixian <liuzixian4@huawei.com> - 1.79.0-1
 - update to 1.79.0