diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 61a72f0..b4b0561 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ install: pvesm.1 pvesm.bash-completion
 
 .PHONY: deb
 deb: ${DEB}
-${DEB}:
+${DEB}: check
 	rm -rf debian
 	mkdir debian
 	make DESTDIR=${CURDIR}/debian install
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ ${DEB}:
 	rm -rf debian
 	lintian ${DEB}
 
+check:
+	make -C test
+
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
 	make cleanup-docgen