diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ab3c7bc4c..3cbe02672 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -41,8 +41,14 @@ LIBZCASH=libzcash.a
 $(LIBSECP256K1): $(LIBSNARK) $(wildcard secp256k1/src/*) $(wildcard secp256k1/include/*)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C $(@D) $(@F)
 
+LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS = -fPIC -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DNO_PT_COMPRESSION=1
+LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS = CURVE=ALT_BN128 MULTICORE=1 NO_PROCPS=1 NO_DOCS=1 STATIC=1 NO_SUPERCOP=1 FEATUREFLAGS=-DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT NO_COPY_DEPINST=1
+
 $(LIBSNARK): $(wildcard snark/src/*)
-	CXXFLAGS="-fPIC -DBINARY_OUTPUT -DNO_PT_COMPRESSION=1" $(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C snark/ install PREFIX=$(srcdir)/build DEPINST=$(prefix) CURVE=ALT_BN128 MULTICORE=1 NO_PROCPS=1 NO_GTEST=1 NO_DOCS=1 STATIC=1 NO_SUPERCOP=1 FEATUREFLAGS=-DMONTGOMERY_OUTPUT NO_COPY_DEPINST=1 OPTFLAGS="-O2 -march=x86-64"
+	$(AM_V_at) CXXFLAGS="$(LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS)" $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C snark/ install PREFIX=$(srcdir)/build DEPINST=$(prefix) $(LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS) OPTFLAGS="-O2 -march=x86-64"
+
+libsnark-tests: $(wildcard snark/src/*)
+	$(AM_V_at) CXXFLAGS="$(LIBSNARK_CXXFLAGS)" $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C snark/ check PREFIX=$(srcdir)/build DEPINST=$(prefix) $(LIBSNARK_CONFIG_FLAGS) OPTFLAGS="-O2 -march=x86-64"
 
 $(LIBUNIVALUE): $(wildcard univalue/lib/*)
 	$(AM_V_at)$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) -C univalue/