diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 6156972..18fb04c 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST = runtest.h mock/mock_class.h mock/mock_logger.h
 stream:
 	$(MAKE) -C stream $(AM_MAKEFLAGS)
 
-check-build: stream (check_PROGRAMS)
+$(check_PROGRAMS): stream
+check-build: $(check_PROGRAMS)
 
 all-local: stream
 
diff --git a/tests/stream/Makefile b/tests/stream/Makefile
index 66a78a4..bdadc2c 100644
--- a/tests/stream/Makefile
+++ b/tests/stream/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ OBJECTS  = stream.o read.o write.o reader.o writer.o
 	gcc -Wall -ggdb -O0 -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage -I ../../include -c $< -o $@
 
 .PHONY: all clean check distclean check-build
-all:
+all: check-build
 check: check-build
 check-build: $(OBJECTS)
 distclean: clean