diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 82f846e..bc11d3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ priv/libsecp256k1_nif.so: c_src/libsecp256k1_nif.c $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 c_src/libsecp256k1_nif.o: $(EXTRALIBS)
 priv/libsecp256k1.a: c_src/libsecp256k1_nif.o
+	$(MAKE) -C c_src/secp256k1 check
 	$(LIBTOOL) -static -o $@ c_src/libsecp256k1_nif.o $(EXTRALIBS)
 
 $(LIBSECP256K1): c_src/secp256k1/Makefile