diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 594efbb..27b82b3 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ FORCE:
 
 clean-local:
 	rm -f src/*/*.e
+
+# Convenience alias for "make check": "make test"
+test: check