diff --git a/linux/tests/Makefile b/linux/tests/Makefile
index 595db995077..8837c363eed 100644
--- a/linux/tests/Makefile
+++ b/linux/tests/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ CFLAGS = -Wall -Werror -g -O0
 LDFLAGS = ../libtokuportability.a -lpthread
 SRCS = $(wildcard test-*.c)
 TARGETS = $(patsubst %.c,%,$(SRCS))
+RUNTARGETS = $(patsubst %,%.tdbrun,$(TARGETS))
+VGRIND = valgrind
 
 all: $(TARGETS)
 
@@ -12,5 +14,10 @@ all: $(TARGETS)
 test-gettime: test-gettime.c
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $< $(LDFLAGS) -lrt
 
+check: $(RUNTARGETS)
+
+%.tdbrun: %
+	$(VGRIND) ./$<
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf $(TARGETS)
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