diff --git a/makefiles/utils/test-checks.mk b/makefiles/utils/test-checks.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..394887064b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefiles/utils/test-checks.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+include checks.mk
+
+test-ensure_value:
+	@test "$@" = "$(call ensure_value,$@,"This should not fail")"
+
+test-ensure_value-negative:
+	@echo $(call ensure_value,$^,"This should fail")