diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 328d943977..3a33861dd6 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -28,3 +28,6 @@ veryclean-local: FORCE
 	$(RM) config.cache config.status libtool stamp-h stamp-h.in
 
 distclean: veryclean FORCE
+
+test: FORCE
+	cd tests; make test