diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 4ab6bda..619244e 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Source: zfs-linux
 Section: contrib/kernel
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10~),
+Build-Depends: abigail-tools,
+               debhelper (>= 10~),
                dh-python,
                libblkid-dev,
                libelf-dev,
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index fe09e2e..836e4bc 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ override_dh_auto_configure:
 	done
 
 override_dh_auto_test:
+override_dh_auto_test:
+ifeq (amd64,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH))
+	# Upstream provides an ABI guarantee that we validate here
+	$(MAKE) checkabi
+endif
+
 	# The dh_auto_test rule is disabled because
 	# `make check` cannot run in an unprivileged build environment.