diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae231ce6..91a19d06 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ build:
         - ./configure --with-linux-dir=/usr/src/linux-obj/$(uname -i)/default --disable-8139too --enable-tty --with-devices=2 --enable-ccat
         - make -j8 all modules
         - make DISTCHECK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS="--with-linux-dir=/usr/src/linux-obj/$(uname -i)/default" distcheck
+        - make dist
+        - mkdir test_dist && cd test_dist && tar xzf ../ethercat-*.tar.gz && cd ethercat-*/
+        - mkdir build && cd build
+        - ../configure --with-linux-dir=/usr/src/linux-obj/$(uname -i)/default --disable-8139too --enable-tty --with-devices=2 --enable-ccat
+        - make -j8 all modules
+
 
 # Build ethercat tool subcommand help output for documentation
 commands: