diff --git a/src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/runtime.js b/src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/runtime.js
index 4feb65c4c0..eadac63409 100644
--- a/src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/runtime.js
+++ b/src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/runtime.js
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ exports.to_str = function(arg) {
 
 exports.named = function(named) {
   return named;
-}
+};
 
 // Placeholder
 exports.top_context = function() {
   return null;
-}
+};
diff --git a/tools/build/Makefile-JS.in b/tools/build/Makefile-JS.in
index f8633efbbb..eff4a7ce7d 100644
--- a/tools/build/Makefile-JS.in
+++ b/tools/build/Makefile-JS.in
@@ -111,3 +111,5 @@ node_modules/installed: src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/runtime.js
 js-clean:
 	$(RM_RF) gen/js/stage1 gen/js/stage2 gen/parrot/QAST gen/parrot/HLL
 
+js-lint:
+	gjslint --strict --nojsdoc src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/*.js
diff --git a/tools/build/gen-js-makefile.nqp b/tools/build/gen-js-makefile.nqp
index 9d3c77e9ff..c33b590e6a 100644
--- a/tools/build/gen-js-makefile.nqp
+++ b/tools/build/gen-js-makefile.nqp
@@ -147,3 +147,5 @@ say('node_modules/installed: src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/runtime.js
 say("\n\njs-clean:
 	\$(RM_RF) gen/js/stage1 gen/js/stage2 gen/parrot/QAST gen/parrot/HLL
 ");
+say("js-lint:
+	gjslint --strict --nojsdoc src/vm/js/nqp-runtime/*.js");