diff --git a/src/tools/genpolicy/Makefile b/src/tools/genpolicy/Makefile
index 37c8e7e9d1..a47fde7aad 100644
--- a/src/tools/genpolicy/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/genpolicy/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ default: build
 
 build: $(GENERATED_FILES)
 	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo build --target $(TRIPLE) $(if $(findstring release,$(BUILD_TYPE)),--release)
+	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo test -p genpolicy --no-run --all-targets --all-features --target $(TRIPLE) $(if $(findstring release,$(BUILD_TYPE)),--release)
 
 static-checks-build:
 	@echo "INFO: static-checks-build do nothing.."
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ clean:
 	rm -f $(GENERATED_FILES)
 
 test: $(GENERATED_FILES)
-	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo test -p genpolicy --all-targets --all-features --target $(TRIPLE)
+	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo test -p genpolicy --all-targets --all-features --target $(TRIPLE) $(if $(findstring release,$(BUILD_TYPE)),--release)
 
 install: $(GENERATED_FILES)
 	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo install --locked --target $(TRIPLE) --path .