diff --git a/Makefile.top b/Makefile.top
index 4e8c97617350..d904916a421a 100644
--- a/Makefile.top
+++ b/Makefile.top
@@ -493,6 +493,12 @@ check: dev-install subsequentcheck
 subsequentcheck :| $(if $(filter-out subsequentcheck,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),dev-install)
 	$(GNUMAKE) -j $(GMAKE_PARALLELISM) $(GMAKE_OPTIONS) -f Makefile.post $@
 
+unitcheck:
+	$(GNUMAKE) -j $(GMAKE_PARALLELISM) $(GMAKE_OPTIONS) -f Makefile.post $@
+
+slowcheck:
+	$(GNUMAKE) -j $(GMAKE_PARALLELISM) $(GMAKE_OPTIONS) -f Makefile.post $@
+
 debugrun:
 	$(GNUMAKE) -j $(GMAKE_PARALLELISM) $(GMAKE_OPTIONS) -f Makefile.post $@