diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9f3a7e5a37..68ee6e100e 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -102,9 +102,13 @@ freeswitch_SOURCES = src/switch.c
 freeswitch_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 freeswitch_LDFLAGS = -lfreeswitch
 nodist_freeswitch_SOURCES = src/include/switch_version.h
-BUILT_SOURCES = version depends
+BUILT_SOURCES = makecheck version depends
 CLEANFILES = src/include/switch_version.h
 
+
+makecheck:
+	$(MAKE) --version || echo you need gnu make
+
 version: Makefile
 	./checkversion.sh
 
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 1206054875..16c5376ef7 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ freeswitch_SOURCES = src/switch.c
 freeswitch_CFLAGS = $(AM_CFLAGS)
 freeswitch_LDFLAGS = -lfreeswitch
 nodist_freeswitch_SOURCES = src/include/switch_version.h
-BUILT_SOURCES = version depends
+BUILT_SOURCES = makecheck version depends
 CLEANFILES = src/include/switch_version.h
 all: $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-recursive
@@ -983,6 +983,9 @@ uninstall-info: uninstall-info-recursive
 	uninstall-libLTLIBRARIES uninstall-library_includeHEADERS
 
 
+makecheck:
+	$(MAKE) --version || echo you need gnu make
+
 version: Makefile
 	./checkversion.sh