diff --git a/src/interfaces/ecpg/Makefile b/src/interfaces/ecpg/Makefile
index a8f91e3dc2b..e4bbf7b8a86 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/ecpg/Makefile
+++ b/src/interfaces/ecpg/Makefile
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ install-ecpglib-recurse: install-pgtypeslib-recurse
 clean distclean maintainer-clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C test clean
 
+checktcp: | temp-install
 check checktcp installcheck:
 	$(MAKE) -C test $@