diff --git a/.github/checks/Makefile b/.github/checks/Makefile
index dc42d14ca..52d6611aa 100644
--- a/.github/checks/Makefile
+++ b/.github/checks/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 .PHONY: check tabs lastline spaces
 
-check: tabs lastline spaces
+checkstyle: tabs lastline spaces
 
 tabs: tabs.sh
 	@./tabs.sh
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8b73e86b..909de81ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ test:
 
 # GNU "check" target, which runs all tests
 check:
-	@$(MAKE) -C .github/checks       --no-print-directory $@
+	@$(MAKE) -C .github/checks checkstyle --no-print-directory
 	@$(MAKE) test
-	@$(MAKE) -C targettest platforms --no-print-directory
-	@$(MAKE) -C samples platforms    --no-print-directory
+	@$(MAKE) -C targettest platforms      --no-print-directory
+	@$(MAKE) -C samples platforms         --no-print-directory