diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a5c25f1..284f914 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ distcheck: dist
 	echo "$$numfiles files installed (5 expected)" && \
 	test "$$numfiles" -eq 5
 
+check: $(PROGS)
+	echo Checking version output
+	./mt --version
+	./stinit --version
+	echo Checking parse status
+	./stinit -p -f stinit.def.examples
+	echo Checking complete stinit parsing
+	( ./stinit -v -v -p -f stinit.def.examples 2>&1 | grep -q 'Mode 1 definition: scsi2logical=1 can-bsr=1 auto-lock=0 two-fms=0 drive-buffering=1 buffer-writes read-ahead=1 async-writes=1 can-partitions=0 fast-eom=1 blocksize=0 sili=1   timeout=900  long-timeout=14400     density=0x44 compression=0' )
+
 release-tag:
 	git tag -s -m 'Release version $(VERSION).' mt-st-$(VERSION)