diff --git a/make/run.mk b/make/run.mk
index d03a8443..89981cbd 100644
--- a/make/run.mk
+++ b/make/run.mk
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ endif
 endif
 
 EXE_PATH ?= ./$(EXE)
+CHECK_CONF_EXE ?= $(firstword $(wildcard $(CVS_PROJ_DIR)/valdi/bin/checkconf) checkconf)
 
 LOCAL_CFLAGS   += -DEXE_NAME=\"$(EXE)\"
 LOCAL_CPPFLAGS += -DEXE_NAME=\"$(EXE)\"
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ snap:
 	killall -SIGUSR1 $(notdir $(EXE_PATH))
 
 check-conf:
-	$(firstword $(wildcard $(CVS_PROJ_DIR)/valdi/bin/checkconf) checkconf) -p --log-flags console \
+	$(CHECK_CONF_EXE) -p --log-flags console \
 		$(shell echo $(EXE_ARGS) | sed 's/.*--config-file *//; s/ .*//')
 
 endif