diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 731456ba075..f9e15ae83e1 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -2621,7 +2621,7 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_HOMED') == 1
 
         if conf.get('HAVE_PAM') == 1
                 version_script_arg = project_source_root / pam_systemd_home_sym
-                pam_systemd = shared_library(
+                pam_systemd_home = shared_library(
                         'pam_systemd_home',
                         pam_systemd_home_c,
                         name_prefix : '',
@@ -2638,6 +2638,14 @@ if conf.get('ENABLE_HOMED') == 1
                         install : true,
                         install_tag : 'pam',
                         install_dir : pamlibdir)
+
+                if want_tests != 'false'
+                        test('dlopen-pam_systemd_home',
+                             test_dlopen,
+                             # path to dlopen must include a slash
+                             args : pam_systemd_home.full_path(),
+                             depends : pam_systemd_home)
+                endif
         endif
 endif