diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c017832..321c8f2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ all: $(GMQCC) $(QCVM) $(TESTSUITE)
 check: all
 	@ ./$(TESTSUITE)
 
+# alias to check because test.o exists and people will get confused
+# about the undefined references to X.
+test: check
+
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o $(GMQCC) $(QCVM) $(TESTSUITE) *.dat