diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fd5090a..50ed1cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ clean:
 	rm -f sowm *.o
 
 test:
-	for patch in patches/*.patch; do patch -p1 < "$patch"; done
+	for patch in patches/*.patch; do patch --dry-run -p1 < "$$patch"; done