diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e3bd4536763b85a5a2dbfcbda5ff8db4a37c36b..63c4dd001b61b328079fc7f9f30f77a070d593ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ doc:
 javadoc:
 	ant javadoc
 
+check: tests
 test: tests
 
 tests: all unit-tests