diff --git a/sys-libs/fortify-headers/fortify-headers-9999.ebuild b/sys-libs/fortify-headers/fortify-headers-9999.ebuild
index d272815bf3520..978f5b0272689 100644
--- a/sys-libs/fortify-headers/fortify-headers-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-libs/fortify-headers/fortify-headers-9999.ebuild
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 EAPI=8
 
+inherit toolchain-funcs
+
 DESCRIPTION="Standalone implementation of fortify source"
 HOMEPAGE="https://github.com/jvoisin/fortify-headers"
 
@@ -30,6 +32,10 @@ src_compile() {
 	:;
 }
 
+src_test() {
+	emake -C tests CC="$(tc-getCC)"
+}
+
 src_install() {
 	export DESTDIR="${ED}"
 	default