diff --git a/build/make/Makefile b/build/make/Makefile
index 9a1138941..469eb74c3 100644
--- a/build/make/Makefile
+++ b/build/make/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ test-no-data-check:: .DEFAULT
 testdata:: .DEFAULT
 utiltest: .DEFAULT
 exampletest-no-data-check utiltest-no-data-check: .DEFAULT
-
+test_%: .DEFAULT ;
 
 # Note: md5sum is not installed on OS X, but openssl is. Openssl may not be
 # installed on cygwin, so we need to autodetect here.