diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f2cd574a9c..61bf9e2350 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@ install-data-hook:
 	ln -fs zfs.release spl.release
 endif
 
-checkstyle: cstyle shellcheck flake8 commitcheck mancheck testscheck
+codecheck: cstyle shellcheck flake8 mancheck testscheck
+
+checkstyle: codecheck commitcheck
 
 commitcheck:
 	@if git rev-parse --git-dir > /dev/null 2>&1; then \