diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0894b6d..ce51105 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ endif()
 
 if (ELFIO_BUILD_TESTS AND IS_TOP_PROJECT)
     enable_testing()
+    add_custom_target(check COMMAND ${CMAKE_CTEST_COMMAND} USES_TERMINAL)
     add_subdirectory(tests)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 0190b9e..9f8274c 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@ add_test(
     WORKING_DIRECTORY
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
-add_custom_target(check DEPENDS test)
+add_dependencies(check ELFIOTest)