diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index ee9270491e..0aab15ce4d 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test-supported-fortify = @libc_cv_test_supported_fortify_source@
 all .DEFAULT:
 	$(MAKE) -r PARALLELMFLAGS="$(PARALLELMFLAGS)" -C $(srcdir) objdir=`pwd` $@
 
-check xcheck:
+check xcheck test:
 	$(MAKE) -r PARALLELMFLAGS="$(PARALLELMFLAGS)" -C $(srcdir) \
 		CC="$(TEST_CC)" CXX="$(TEST_CXX)" \
 		cc-option-wimplicit-fallthrough="$(test-cc-option-wimplicit-fallthrough)" \