diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b3295aed4..d97a18a1fd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -241,7 +241,34 @@ ifeq ($(VECTORCONTROL),1)
 	@(rm -rf vectorcontrol && git clone --quiet --depth 1 https://github.com/thiemar/vectorcontrol.git && cd vectorcontrol && BOARD=s2740vc_1_0 make --silent --no-print-directory && BOARD=px4esc_1_6 make --silent --no-print-directory && ../Tools/uavcan_copy.sh)
 endif
 
-check: check_px4fmu-v1_default check_px4fmu-v2_default check_px4fmu-v2_test check_px4fmu-v2_lpe check_px4fmu-v2_ekf2 check_px4fmu-v4_default_and_uavcan check_mindpx-v2_default check_px4-stm32f4discovery_default check_posix_sitl_default check_posix_sitl_test check_unittest check_format
+checks_defaults: \
+	check_px4fmu-v1_default \
+	check_px4fmu-v2_default \
+	check_mindpx-v2_default \
+	check_px4-stm32f4discovery_default \
+
+checks_bootloaders: \
+
+
+checks_tests: \
+	check_px4fmu-v2_test
+
+checks_alts: \
+	check_px4fmu-v2_lpe \
+	check_px4fmu-v2_ekf2 \
+
+checks_uavcan: \
+	check_px4fmu-v4_default_and_uavcan
+
+checks_sitls: \
+	check_posix_sitl_default \
+	check_posix_sitl_test \
+
+checks_last: \
+	check_unittest \
+	check_format \
+
+check: checks_defaults checks_tests checks_alts checks_uavcan checks_bootloaders checks_sitls checks_last
 
 check_format:
 	$(call colorecho,"Checking formatting with astyle")