diff --git a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
index 1981a37d9c..6fb3f20ed3 100644
--- a/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime-rs/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ else
 ##TARGET default: build code
 default: runtime show-header
 ##TARGET test: run cargo tests
-test:
+test: static-checks-build
 	@cargo test --all --target $(TRIPLE) $(EXTRA_RUSTFEATURES) -- --nocapture
 install: install-runtime install-configs
 endif