diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cafa07516..a387ee013 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ build: $(BUILDDIR)/bin/
 	go build -o $<osbuild-service-maintenance ./cmd/osbuild-service-maintenance
 	go build -o $<osbuild-jobsite-manager ./cmd/osbuild-jobsite-manager
 	go build -o $<osbuild-jobsite-builder ./cmd/osbuild-jobsite-builder
+	# also build the test binaries
 	go test -c -tags=integration -o $<osbuild-composer-cli-tests ./cmd/osbuild-composer-cli-tests/main_test.go
 	go test -c -tags=integration -o $<osbuild-weldr-tests ./internal/client/
 	go test -c -tags=integration -o $<osbuild-dnf-json-tests ./cmd/osbuild-dnf-json-tests/main_test.go