diff --git a/dev-util/unicorn/unicorn-9999.ebuild b/dev-util/unicorn/unicorn-9999.ebuild
index c5f1b2deb1ce3..6afc0cd70a648 100644
--- a/dev-util/unicorn/unicorn-9999.ebuild
+++ b/dev-util/unicorn/unicorn-9999.ebuild
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 1999-2024 Gentoo Authors
+# Copyright 1999-2025 Gentoo Authors
 # Distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License v2
 
 EAPI=8
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ MY_PV=${PV/_/-}
 DISTUTILS_USE_PEP517=setuptools
 DISTUTILS_OPTIONAL=1
 PYTHON_COMPAT=( python3_{10..13} )
+
 inherit cmake distutils-r1
 
 DESCRIPTION="A lightweight multi-platform, multi-architecture CPU emulator framework"
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ S="${WORKDIR}/${PN}-${MY_PV}"
 
 LICENSE="BSD-2 GPL-2 LGPL-2.1"
 SLOT="0/2"
-IUSE="logging python static-libs"
+IUSE="logging python static-libs test"
 REQUIRED_USE="python? ( ${PYTHON_REQUIRED_USE} )"
 
 DEPEND="${PYTHON_DEPS}
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ RDEPEND="python? ( ${PYTHON_DEPS} )"
 BDEPEND="virtual/pkgconfig
 	python? ( ${DISTUTILS_DEPS} )"
 
+RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
+
 UNICORN_TARGETS="x86 arm aarch64 riscv mips sparc m68k ppc s390x tricore"
 
 wrap_python() {
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ src_prepare() {
 
 	cmake_src_prepare
 	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
+
 	if use elibc_musl ; then
 		QA_CONFIG_IMPL_DECL_SKIP=( malloc_trim )
 	fi
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ src_configure(){
 	local mycmakeargs=(
 		-DUNICORN_ARCH="${UNICORN_TARGETS// /;}"
 		-DUNICORN_LOGGING=$(usex logging)
+		-DUNICORN_LEGACY_STATIC_ARCHIVE=$(usex static-libs)
 		-DZIG_BUILD=OFF
 	)
 
@@ -77,12 +82,23 @@ src_compile() {
 	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
 }
 
-src_install() {
+src_test() {
+	cmake_src_install
+
+	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
+}
+
+python_test() {
+#	export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${ED}/usr/$(get_libdir):${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}"
+	for f in tests/test_*.py; do
+		if test -x ${f}; then
+			LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${ED}/usr/$(get_libdir)" ${EPYHTON} ${f} || die
+		fi
+	done
+}
+
+src_install() {
 	cmake_src_install
 
-	if ! use static-libs; then
-		find "${ED}" -type f \( -name "*.a" -o -name "*.la" \) -delete || die
-	fi
-
 	wrap_python ${FUNCNAME}
 }