diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 34c3b3e8..9de0b4b5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
-check:
+test:
 	@./support/nodeunit/bin/nodeunit test/common_test.js
 
+.PHONY: test