diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcc44fa..168304d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ testall:
 	make -C test DATATYPE=int16_t CFLAGADD="$(CFLAGADD)" test
 	make -C test DATATYPE=float CFLAGADD="$(CFLAGADD)" test
 	make -C test DATATYPE=double CFLAGADD="$(CFLAGADD)" test
+	make -C test testsse
 	echo "all tests passed"
 
 tarball: clean
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 79bd440..e4ef001 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ tools:
 test_simd: test_simd.c  $(SRCFILES)
 	$(CC) -o $@ -g $(CFLAGS) -DUSE_SIMD=1 -msse $+ -lm
 
+testsse: test_simd
+	./test_simd
+
 $(SELFTEST): $(SELFTESTSRC) $(SRCFILES)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(CFLAGS) $(TYPEFLAGS) $+ -lm