diff --git a/srcpkgs/mlmmj/template b/srcpkgs/mlmmj/template
index 5de20774772..2e5321334d5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mlmmj/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mlmmj/template
@@ -2,18 +2,23 @@
 pkgname=mlmmj
 version=1.8.0
 revision=1
+_url_version="${version//./_}"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-hostmakedepends="pkg-config kyua"
-makedepends="atf-devel"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config"
+checkdepends="atf-devel kyua"
 short_desc="Mailing List Management Made Joyful"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="http://mlmmj.org/"
-distfiles="https://codeberg.org/mlmmj/mlmmj/releases/download/RELEASE_1_8_0/mlmmj-${version}.tar.xz"
+distfiles="https://codeberg.org/mlmmj/mlmmj/releases/download/RELEASE_${_url_version}/mlmmj-${version}.tar.xz"
 checksum=1a096c8256b63a51717d71459987c9d739963a82ecf382779184794e93e32618
 
 CFLAGS="-fcommon"
 
+if [ -z "${XBPS_CHECK_PKGS}" ]; then
+	configure_args+=" --disable-tests"
+fi
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense COPYING
 }