diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df8f37a5c..a6863c383 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ test:	all
 check:	all
 	./testrunner -q
 
-checkcfg:	cppcheck
+checkcfg:	cppcheck validateCFG
 	./test/cfg/runtests.sh
 
 dmake:	tools/dmake.o cli/filelister.o $(SRCDIR)/pathmatch.o $(SRCDIR)/path.o externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.o
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index ae7622c93..65c135bc6 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fout << "\t./testrunner\n\n";
     fout << "check:\tall\n";
     fout << "\t./testrunner -q\n\n";
-    fout << "checkcfg:\tcppcheck\n";
+    fout << "checkcfg:\tcppcheck validateCFG\n";
     fout << "\t./test/cfg/runtests.sh\n\n";
     fout << "dmake:\ttools/dmake.o cli/filelister.o $(SRCDIR)/pathmatch.o $(SRCDIR)/path.o externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.o\n";
     fout << "\t$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) -o $@ tools/dmake.o cli/filelister.o $(SRCDIR)/pathmatch.o $(SRCDIR)/path.o externals/simplecpp/simplecpp.o -Ilib $(LDFLAGS)\n\n";