diff --git a/contrib/pg_upgrade/Makefile b/contrib/pg_upgrade/Makefile
index f00aad01d6..364b20df1b 100644
--- a/contrib/pg_upgrade/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/pg_upgrade/Makefile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ include $(top_builddir)/src/Makefile.global
 include $(top_srcdir)/contrib/contrib-global.mk
 endif
 
-check: test.sh
+check: test.sh all
 	MAKE=$(MAKE) bindir=$(bindir) libdir=$(libdir) $(SHELL) $< --install
 
 # disabled because it upsets the build farm
diff --git a/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile b/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
index 55f48cd401..0f3bd99570 100644
--- a/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/pl/plperl/GNUmakefile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ uninstall-data:
 .PHONY: install-data uninstall-data
 
 
-check: submake
+check: all submake
 	$(pg_regress_check) $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 installcheck: submake
diff --git a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
index a31328dd04..af6b459533 100644
--- a/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/plpython/Makefile
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ prep3:
 clean3:
 	rm -rf python3/
 
-check: submake prep3
+check: all submake prep3
 	$(pg_regress_check) --inputdir=./python3 --outputdir=./python3 $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 installcheck: submake prep3
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ installcheck: submake prep3
 
 clean: clean3
 else # not Python 3
-check: submake
+check: all submake
 	$(pg_regress_check) $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 installcheck: submake
diff --git a/src/pl/tcl/Makefile b/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
index 77c173bcd8..8a6325aa46 100644
--- a/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
+++ b/src/pl/tcl/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ uninstall-data:
 .PHONY: install-data uninstall-data
 
 
-check: submake
+check: all submake
 	$(pg_regress_check) $(REGRESS_OPTS) $(REGRESS)
 
 installcheck: submake