diff --git a/newbrt/Makefile b/newbrt/Makefile
index 8c3f86a0a4a62ba0edc824d16c1a6d0bffde4de0..2fac4d5d119fa2e353fa0eea97083f0f3a06ae87 100644
--- a/newbrt/Makefile
+++ b/newbrt/Makefile
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ BINS_RAW= \
 
 BINS_O = $(patsubst %,%.$(OEXT),$(BINS_RAW))
 
-.PHONY: build default bins libs
+.PHONY: build default bins libs local
 
-build default: bins libs $(TEST_NEWBRT)
+build default: local
 	cd tests;$(MAKE) build
 
+local: bins libs $(TEST_NEWBRT);
+
+
 BRT_SOURCES = \
   block_allocator \
   block_table \