diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index ea12b1c35..e75be3d68 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build"
-    ctest
+    ctest --output-on-failure
 }
 
 package() {
diff --git a/PKGBUILD-release b/PKGBUILD-release
index 714e9f975..e91c675d8 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD-release
+++ b/PKGBUILD-release
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ build() {
 
 check() {
     cd "$startdir/build"
-    ctest
+    ctest --output-on-failure
 }
 
 package() {