diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fafba4ebc4d223483e478afff481cb62aa430e5..fe55954a2ff1693dc8fa3fa3abff4859a9f1d653 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 compress:
 	upx --best --ultra-brute $(OUT)
 
-check: build
+check:
 	$(OUT) \
 		-f example.md \
 		-t text \