diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f20b02acca270844c23659c8af100d433c9c3c21..ae6bed4f795e0b746550654a3343bc1581a5efd8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ test_go_short:
 test_go_expensive:
 	go test ./...
 
+test_go_race:
+	go test ./... -race
+
 test_sharness_short:
 	cd test/sharness/ && make