diff --git a/primer-api/Makefile b/primer-api/Makefile
index 0ff34f4c8..ee663a006 100644
--- a/primer-api/Makefile
+++ b/primer-api/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Most commands assume you're running this from the top-level `nix
 # develop` shell.
 
-wasm32-primer-api-test	:= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -v0 test:primer-api-test)
-wasm32-primer-api-test-opt	:= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -O2 -v0 test:primer-api-test)
+wasm32-primer-api-test	= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -v0 test:primer-api-test)
+wasm32-primer-api-test-opt	= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -O2 -v0 test:primer-api-test)
 
 build:
 	cabal build
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ check:	test
 
 wasm32-check:	wasm32-test
 
+test:
+	cabal test
+
 wasm32-test:
 	tasty-discover test/Test.hs _ test/TestsWasm32.hs --tree-display
 	wasm32-wasi-cabal build test:primer-api-test
diff --git a/primer/Makefile b/primer/Makefile
index 3596213ea..791620a5e 100644
--- a/primer/Makefile
+++ b/primer/Makefile
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Most commands assume you're running this from the top-level `nix
 # develop` shell.
 
-wasm32-primer-test	:= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -v0 test:primer-test)
-wasm32-primer-test-opt	:= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -O2 -v0 test:primer-test)
+wasm32-primer-test	= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -v0 test:primer-test)
+wasm32-primer-test-opt	= $(shell wasm32-wasi-cabal list-bin -O2 -v0 test:primer-test)
 
 build:
 	cabal build
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ check:	test
 
 wasm32-check:	wasm32-test
 
+test:
+	cabal test
+
 wasm32-test:
 	tasty-discover test/Test.hs _ test/TestsWasm32.hs --tree-display
 	wasm32-wasi-cabal build test:primer-test