diff --git a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
index f32a419a..61ea4fb9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
+++ b/.github/actions/spelling/expect.txt
@@ -1322,6 +1322,7 @@ putflags
 pv
 pvalue
 PVOID
+pwd
 PWIM
 PWIN
 PWOF
diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 983d6553..ca4ec5f1 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -287,7 +287,8 @@ MDBX_DIST_DIR = libmdbx-$(MDBX_VERSION_SUFFIX)
 # Extra options mdbx_test utility
 MDBX_TEST_EXTRA ?=
 
-check: test dist
+check: DESTDIR = $(shell pwd)/@check-install
+check: test dist install
 
 test: build-test
 	@echo '  RUNNING `mdbx_test basic`...'