diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index b5662333e9..0e9da64ab7 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ distclean: veryclean FORCE
 
 check: test
 test: FORCE
-	cd tests; make test
+	cd tests; $(MAKE) test