diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9e9e1d67e..b1c4924b7 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ default.supp: $(SUPP_FILES)
 bzdist: dist
 	gunzip -c $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.gz | bzip2 > $(PACKAGE)-$(VERSION).tar.bz2
 
-regtest:
+regtest: check
 	$(prefix)/bin/vg_regtest --all
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(val_DATA) \