diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 5744a1b5..dc4ee612 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ if ENABLE_TEST
 test:	libs
 	(cd test && $(MAKE) all test) || exit 1;
 else
+.PHONY: test
 test:
 	@echo The libntfs test code has been configured out of this release.
 	@echo "./configure --enable-test" and rebuild.