diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 9c4ebf9205cf..99d9af1c1f4a 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY : build dev-install all cross-build-toolset install distro-pack-install clean distclean findunusedcode
 
+all: build unitcheck
+
 build: Makefile dmake/dmake@EXEEXT_FOR_BUILD@ src.downloaded $(CROSS_TOOLSET_RULE)
 	@. ./Env.Host.sh && \
 		cd instsetoo_native && \
@@ -51,8 +53,6 @@ check : allcheck
 			   $(CHECK_PARALLELISM),$(CHECK_PARALLELISM),@GMAKE_PARALLELISM@)" \
 			$(patsubst allcheck,check,$@)
 
-all: build unitcheck
-
 cross-build-toolset:
 	@. ./Env.Build.sh && \
 	cd cross_toolset && \