diff --git a/tests/src/Makefile.am b/tests/src/Makefile.am
index 09482d7a67c..b412d072d4a 100644
--- a/tests/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/src/Makefile.am
@@ -12,3 +12,7 @@ SUBDIRS = core \
           gui \
           raster
 
+all: 
+	@echo Running unit tests
+	./runtests.sh 
+