diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d79d1b2e82b3565ec350728b439d9b2cce03876b..c2dd2f47d117d78723daa8e4588cbb833097fc1d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all bundle clean clean_bundle simplex simplex_epilog
+.PHONY: all bundle clean clean_bundle simplex simplex_epilog tests
 
 # NB. This makefile uses rules like v5-% and v7-% to setup
 # the required environment before executing the associated
@@ -152,7 +152,9 @@ archives:
 test:
 	./test.sh $(BUNDLE_ROOT)/colibri -j2
 
-tests: v5-test v7-test
+tests:
+	make v5-test
+	make v7-test
 
 # ==================================================
 # RELEASE