diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml b/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml
index 7f09ec6af..307cbd048 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-on-pull-request.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build the tools.
         shell: bash
-        run: make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS=-Werror
+        run: |
+            make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS=-Werror
+            make -j2 util
       - name: Build the platform libraries.
         shell: bash
         run: make -j2 lib QUIET=1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml
index 110edbbf0..c6a6eda8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build the tools.
         shell: bash
-        run: make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS=-Werror
+        run: |
+            make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS=-Werror
+            make -j2 util
       - name: Build the platform libraries.
         shell: bash
         run: make -j2 lib QUIET=1
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Remove the output from the samples tests.
         shell: bash
         run: make -C samples clean
+      - name: Remove programs in util directory
+        shell: bash
+        run: make -j2 util clean
       - name: Build the document files.
         shell: bash
         run: make -j2 doc
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6552c60ec..540c214fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ all mostlyclean clean install zip:
 	@$(MAKE) -C src     --no-print-directory $@
 	@$(MAKE) -C libsrc  --no-print-directory $@
 	@$(MAKE) -C doc     --no-print-directory $@
-	@$(MAKE) -C samples --no-print-directory $@
 	@$(MAKE) -C util    --no-print-directory $@
+	@$(MAKE) -C samples --no-print-directory $@
 
 avail unavail bin:
 	@$(MAKE) -C src     --no-print-directory $@
diff --git a/targettest/Makefile b/targettest/Makefile
index 145492803..55b4660fc 100644
--- a/targettest/Makefile
+++ b/targettest/Makefile
@@ -662,6 +662,11 @@ EXELIST_sim6502 = \
 	
 EXELIST_sim65c02 = $(EXELIST_sim6502)
 
+
+# omitted: arg-test clock clock-test conio cpeek-test cprintf cursor deb dir-test
+# div-test em-test exec-test1 exec-test2 fileio-test ft getopt-test heaptest
+# joy-test moddiv-test mouse-test mul-test posixio-test rename-test scanf-test
+# ser-test seek strdup-test strnlen stroserror-test strqtok-test tinyshell uname-test
 EXELIST_atari2600 = \
 	minimal
 
@@ -671,6 +676,9 @@ EXELIST_atari5200 = \
 EXELIST_gamate = \
 	minimal
 
+EXELIST_lynx = \
+	minimal
+
 EXELIST_supervision = \
 	minimal
 
@@ -682,9 +690,6 @@ EXELIST_bbc = \
 EXELIST_lunix = \
 	notavailable
 
-EXELIST_lynx = \
-	minimal
-
 # Unlisted targets will try to build everything.
 # That lets us learn what they cannot build, and what settings
 # we need to use for programs that can be built and run.