diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 96395dc..22e75fa 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,6 +26,3 @@ install:
 	for file in ocf/*; do \
 		$(INSTALL) -t $(DESTDIR)/usr/lib/ocf/resource.d/openstack -m 0755 $${file} ; \
 	done
-
-syntax-check:
-	utils/syntax_check.sh -a -p
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 790ea29..e0da2d9 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = bashate
+envlist = bashate,syntax-check
 skipsdist = True
 
 [testenv]
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ whitelist_externals = bash
 deps = bashate
 commands = bash -c "bashate --verbose {toxinidir}/ocf/*"
 
+[testenv:syntax-check]
+setenv =
+    CHECK_PATH = {toxinidir}/ocf
+commands = bash -c "{toxinidir}/utils/syntax_check.sh -a -p"
+