diff --git a/tests/Makefile b/tests/Makefile
index 7c08f54e1..28501c90d 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile
+++ b/tests/Makefile
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ src/drivers/%.o : src/drivers/%.c
 	$(CC) $(LOCAL_CFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ -c $<
 
 C_FILES := $(addsuffix .c,$(APPS))
+c: $(C_FILES)
 
 # Wildcard target for test code generation:
 # A .c file is generated for each .data file in the suites/ directory. Each .c