diff --git a/lib/perl/Makefile.am b/lib/perl/Makefile.am
index fd1adf4..163d015 100644
--- a/lib/perl/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/perl/Makefile.am
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 # under the License.
 #
 
-SUBDIRS = 
+SUBDIRS = test
 
 Makefile-perl.mk : Makefile.PL
 	$(PERL) Makefile.PL MAKEFILE=Makefile-perl.mk INSTALLDIRS=$(INSTALLDIRS)
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 	find blib -name 'Makefile*' -exec rm -f {} \;
 
 check-local:
-	make -C test
 	$(PERL) -Iblib/lib -I@abs_srcdir@ -I@builddir@/test/gen-perl \
 		@abs_srcdir@/test.pl @abs_srcdir@/test/*.t
 
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)