diff --git a/lib/Makemodule.am b/lib/Makemodule.am
index 704a16e20..f5f7d0bbf 100644
--- a/lib/Makemodule.am
+++ b/lib/Makemodule.am
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ check_PROGRAMS += \
 	test_colors \
 	test_fileutils \
 	test_ismounted \
+	test_linux_version \
 	test_mangle \
 	test_randutils \
 	test_strutils \
@@ -122,6 +123,9 @@ test_sysfs_LDADD = $(LDADD) libcommon.la
 
 test_pager_SOURCES = lib/pager.c
 test_pager_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DTEST_PROGRAM
+
+test_linux_version_SOURCES = lib/linux_version.c
+test_linux_version_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS) -DTEST_PROGRAM
 endif
 
 test_fileutils_SOURCES = lib/fileutils.c
diff --git a/lib/linux_version.c b/lib/linux_version.c
index c7f3d9e21..7174a24f1 100644
--- a/lib/linux_version.c
+++ b/lib/linux_version.c
@@ -22,3 +22,50 @@ int get_linux_version (void)
 
 	return kver = KERNEL_VERSION(x, y, z);
 }
+
+#ifdef TEST_PROGRAM
+# include <stdlib.h>
+	int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+	{
+		int rc = EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+		if (argc == 1) {
+			printf("Linux version: %d\n", get_linux_version());
+			rc = EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
+		} else if (argc == 5) {
+			const char *oper = argv[1];
+
+			int x = atoi(argv[2]),
+			    y = atoi(argv[3]),
+			    z = atoi(argv[4]);
+			int kver = get_linux_version();
+			int uver = KERNEL_VERSION(x, y, z);
+
+			if (strcmp(oper, "==") == 0)
+				rc = kver == uver;
+			else if (strcmp(oper, "<=") == 0)
+				rc = kver <= uver;
+			else if (strcmp(oper, ">=") == 0)
+				rc = kver >= uver;
+			else
+				errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "unsupported operator");
+
+			if (rc)
+				printf("match\n");
+			else
+				printf("not-match [%d %s %d, x.y.z: %d.%d.%d]\n",
+						kver, oper, uver, x, y, z);
+
+			rc = rc ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
+
+		} else
+			 fprintf(stderr, "Usage:\n"
+					 "   %s [<oper> <x> <y> <z>]\n"
+					 "supported operators:\n"
+					 "   ==, <=, >=\n",
+					 program_invocation_short_name);
+
+		return rc;
+	}
+#endif