diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index a756511811..34927d7290 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -432,6 +432,9 @@ endif
 if EFL_ENABLE_COVERAGE
 	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) lcov-report
 endif
+
+check-build:
+	@$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C src check-build
 endif
 
 # benchmark
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a2e4b69a3c..7916cc1aa3 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ endif
 
 DIST_SUBDIRS += $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS)
 
+if EFL_ENABLE_TESTS
+check-build:
+	make $(check_PROGRAMS)
+endif
+
 examples: all-am
 	@for d in $(EXAMPLES_SUBDIRS); do \
 	   echo "Making examples in $$d"; \