diff --git a/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am b/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am
index 0dcb15a..ce87c48 100644
--- a/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/perl/test/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 THRIFT = @top_builddir@/compiler/cpp/thrift
 THRIFT_IF = @top_srcdir@/test/ThriftTest.thrift
 
-all-local: gen-perl/ThriftTest/Types.pm
+check-local: gen-perl/ThriftTest/Types.pm
 
 gen-perl/ThriftTest/Types.pm: $(THRIFT_IF)
 	$(THRIFT) --gen perl $(THRIFT_IF)