diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c4f143f05..27c8e3d85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@ name: Ubuntu
 on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
 
 jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Run basic profile linter check
+        run: |
+          make check
+
   build:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 6e7d2d6e4..a30a693df 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -8,3 +8,6 @@
 
 # golang/1.19 compresses debug symbols itself.
 override_dh_dwz:
+
+# do not run 'make check' by default as it can be long for dev package
+override_dh_auto_test: