diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4d4bddae..8f76e247a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ DB2MAN?=/usr/share/sgml/docbook/stylesheet/xsl/nwalsh/manpages/docbook.xsl
 XP=xsltproc -''-nonet -''-param man.charmap.use.subset "0"
 MAN_SOURCE=man/cppcheck.1.xml
 
+Validation of library files:
+ConfigFiles := $(wildcard cfg/*.cfg)
+ConfigFilesCHECKED := $(patsubst %.cfg,%.checked,$(ConfigFiles))
+.PHONY: validateCFG
+%.checked:%.cfg
+	xmllint --noout --relaxng cfg/cppcheck-cfg.rng $<
+validateCFG: ${ConfigFilesCHECKED}
+
 
 ###### Object Files
 
diff --git a/tools/dmake.cpp b/tools/dmake.cpp
index bd120d604..737304657 100644
--- a/tools/dmake.cpp
+++ b/tools/dmake.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     fout << "XP=xsltproc -''-nonet -''-param man.charmap.use.subset \"0\"\n";
     fout << "MAN_SOURCE=man/cppcheck.1.xml\n\n";
 
+	fout << "Validation of library files:\n";
+    fout << "ConfigFiles := $(wildcard cfg/*.cfg)\n";
+    fout << "ConfigFilesCHECKED := $(patsubst %.cfg,%.checked,$(ConfigFiles))\n";
+    fout << ".PHONY: validateCFG\n";
+    fout << "%.checked:%.cfg\n";
+    fout << "\txmllint --noout --relaxng cfg/cppcheck-cfg.rng $<\n";
+    fout << "validateCFG: ${ConfigFilesCHECKED}\n\n";
+
+
     fout << "\n###### Object Files\n\n";
     fout << "LIBOBJ =      " << objfile(libfiles[0]);
     for (size_t i = 1; i < libfiles.size(); ++i)