diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 557aaa24f55..01b52726ee9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ distclean:
 	-rm -f config.mk
 
 test: all
-	PYTHONPATH=tools/closure_linter/ $(PYTHON) tools/closure_linter/closure_linter/gjslint.py --unix_mode --strict --nojsdoc -r lib/ -r src/ --exclude_files lib/punycode.js
 	$(PYTHON) tools/test.py --mode=release simple message
+	PYTHONPATH=tools/closure_linter/ $(PYTHON) tools/closure_linter/closure_linter/gjslint.py --unix_mode --strict --nojsdoc -r lib/ -r src/ --exclude_files lib/punycode.js
 
 test-http1: all
 	$(PYTHON) tools/test.py --mode=release --use-http1 simple message