diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 723c9824..9f0e0b1a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ distclean: clean
 	$(MAKE) -C libite  $@
 	$(MAKE) -C plugins $@
 
+check:
+	$(CHECK) *.c plugins/*.c libite/*.c
+
 dist:
 	@echo "Building xz tarball of $(PKG) in parent dir..."
 	git archive --format=tar --prefix=$(PKG)/ $(VERSION) | xz >../$(ARCHIVE)
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index eb3b2e38..06bfbb2b 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ ROOTDIR    ?= $(TOPDIR)
 JUNK        = *~ *.bak *.aux *.dvi *.idx *.ind *.log *.ps *.map .*.d DEADJOE semantic.cache *.gdb *.elf core core.*
 MAKE       := @$(MAKE)
 MAKEFLAGS   = --no-print-directory --silent
+CHECK      := cppcheck $(CPPFLAGS) --quiet --enable=all
 INSTALL    := install --backup=off
 STRIPINST  := $(INSTALL) -s --strip-program=$(CROSS)strip -m 0755