diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 919c987a..a650b3aa 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ debuglite:
 .c.h:
 	scripts/MakeHeader.py $<
 
-
-
+cppcheck:
+	cppcheck -q -v . --enable=all  -ihwloc-1.2.1 -DHAVE_CGROUP -DHAVE_OPENVZ -DHAVE_TASKSTATS