diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 79f5b8e..29f2fa1 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 .SILENT:
 
-.PHONY: all check test clean
+.PHONY: all c_files check test clean
 
 all: $(BINARIES)
 
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
 	$(MAKE) -C ../library
 
 C_FILES := $(addsuffix .c,$(APPS))
+c_files: $(C_FILES)
 
 # Wildcard target for test code generation:
 # A .c file is generated for each .data file in the suites/ directory. Each .c