diff -Nru atlc-4.6.1/debian/changelog atlc-4.6.1/debian/changelog
--- atlc-4.6.1/debian/changelog	2020-12-02 23:47:25.000000000 +0000
+++ atlc-4.6.1/debian/changelog	2020-12-19 19:32:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+atlc (4.6.1-5) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * * Honour DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=nocheck, closes: #976877
+
+ -- Bdale Garbee <bdale@gag.com>  Sat, 19 Dec 2020 12:32:58 -0700
+
 atlc (4.6.1-4) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * fix typo in VCS entries in control
diff -Nru atlc-4.6.1/debian/rules atlc-4.6.1/debian/rules
--- atlc-4.6.1/debian/rules	2020-12-02 23:47:25.000000000 +0000
+++ atlc-4.6.1/debian/rules	2020-12-19 19:32:58.000000000 +0000
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@
 build-stamp:	config.status
 	dh_testdir
 	$(MAKE)
+ifeq (,$(filter nocheck,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
 	$(MAKE) check
+endif
 	touch build-stamp
 
 clean: