diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0fe294734..5172e8386 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-.PHONY: all all-tests test format
+.PHONY: all all-tests test test-install format
 NIXPKGS_REV := nixpkgs-unstable
 NIX_PATH := nixpkgs=https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/archive/${NIXPKGS_REV}.tar.gz
 
-all: all-tests
+all: all-tests test-install
 
 all-tests:
 	$(MAKE) test TEST=all
@@ -13,5 +13,8 @@ ifndef TEST
 endif
 	nix-shell --pure tests -I ${NIX_PATH} -A run.${TEST}
 
+test-install:
+	HOME=$(shell mktemp -d) NIX_PATH=${NIX_PATH} nix-shell . -A install
+
 format:
 	./format