diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 868156e8f..ecb0a5bf8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ validateXML: createXMLExamples
 
 checkCWEEntries: /tmp/errorlist.xml
 	./tools/listErrorsWithoutCWE.py -F /tmp/errorlist.xml
+.PHONY: validateRules
+validateRules:
+	xmllint --noout rules/*.xml
 
 ###### Build
 
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index bc057ec64..b813c7d40 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -473,6 +473,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fout << "\txmllint --noout --relaxng cppcheck-errors.rng /tmp/example.xml\n";
     fout << "\ncheckCWEEntries: /tmp/errorlist.xml\n";
     fout << "\t./tools/listErrorsWithoutCWE.py -F /tmp/errorlist.xml\n";
+    fout << ".PHONY: validateRules\n",
+         fout << "validateRules:\n";
+    fout << "\txmllint --noout rules/*.xml\n";
 
     fout << "\n###### Build\n\n";