diff -Naur bash-2.05b-2/debian/rules bash-2.05b-2-patched/debian/rules
--- bash-2.05b-2/debian/rules	2005-06-17 15:29:44.174726295 +0300
+++ bash-2.05b-2-patched/debian/rules	2005-06-17 15:29:59.112443156 +0300
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@
 
 
 #build: bash-build minimal-build static-build preinst-build all-bashdb-build check
-build: bash-build minimal-build static-build preinst-build check
+build: bash-build minimal-build static-build preinst-build
+
+ifeq (,$(findstring nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+build: check
+endif
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # build standard bash