diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 5314f16..0c97046 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ SOURCES:=$(foreach source,$(SOURCE_DIRS),$(foreach ext,$(EXT),$(wildcard $(sourc
 OBJECTS:=$(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/,$(subst \,.,$(subst /,.,$(addsuffix .o,$(SOURCES)))))
 
 all: $(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)
+.PHONY: memchk
 memchk: $(MAIN_EXECUTABLE)
 
 $(MAIN_EXECUTABLE): $(OBJECTS)