diff --git a/libs/alsa-lib/test.sh b/libs/alsa-lib/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d69881fed3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/alsa-lib/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+case "$1" in
+	aserver)
+		# aserver does not implement --version; just verify it is present
+		[ -x /usr/bin/aserver ] || exit 1
+		;;
+esac