diff --git a/tests/local.mk b/tests/local.mk
index 56eac3cc..3efc69d8 100644
--- a/tests/local.mk
+++ b/tests/local.mk
@@ -114,8 +114,10 @@ recheck: $(RUN_TESTSUITE_deps)
 	     -e 'eof && /^(\d+).*: FAILED/ && print "$$1 "'	\
 		%D%/testsuite.dir/*/testsuite.log)
 
+check-local: check-tests
+
 .PHONY: check-tests
-check-local check-tests: $(RUN_TESTSUITE_deps)
+check-tests: $(RUN_TESTSUITE_deps)
 	$(RUN_TESTSUITE)
 
 # Run the test suite on the *installed* tree.