diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f56c4c5181f..3a2f80053b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ lint:
 test:
 	for PKG in $(PACKAGES); do go test -cover -coverprofile $$GOPATH/src/$$PKG/coverage.out $$PKG || exit 1; done;
 
+# As for GNU Coding Standard
+check: test
+
 .PHONY: install
 install: $(BIN)/$(EXECUTABLE)
 	cp $< $(GOPATH)/bin/