diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b18e74d96c..b975a31975 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ docs/%.md: lib/%.js
 	@mkdir -p docs
 	dox --raw < $< | ./support/docs > $@
 
+check: test
+
 test: test-unit test-acceptance
 
 test-unit: