diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a9e5df4..253cc479 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ install: $(LIBRARIES) $(TOOLS) $(HEADERS)
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(TOOLS) test/test @* *.[ao] *.[ls]o *~ tmp.db/* *.gcov *.log *.err src/*.o test/*.o
 
-check:	test/test mdbx_chk
+check:	all
 	rm -f $(TESTDB) test.log && (set -o pipefail; test/test --pathname=$(TESTDB) --dont-cleanup-after basic | tee -a test.log | tail -n 42) && ./mdbx_chk -vn $(TESTDB)
 
 define core-rule
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ endif
 ci-rule = ( CC=$$(which $1); if [ -n "$$CC" ]; then \
 		echo -n "probe by $2 ($$(readlink -f $$(which $$CC))): " && \
 		$(MAKE) clean >$1.log 2>$1.err && \
-		$(MAKE) CC=$$(readlink -f $$CC) XCFLAGS="-UNDEBUG -DMDBX_DEBUG=2" all check 1>$1.log 2>$1.err && echo "OK" \
+		$(MAKE) CC=$$(readlink -f $$CC) XCFLAGS="-UNDEBUG -DMDBX_DEBUG=2" check 1>$1.log 2>$1.err && echo "OK" \
 			|| ( echo "FAILED"; cat $1.err >&2; exit 1 ); \
 	else echo "no $2 ($1) for probe"; fi; )
 ci: