diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab45bf98c..b9f0beebc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ $(TEST_TARGETS): run-tests
 
 # check-* compiles and collects tests without running them
 # note: go test -c doesn't support multiple packages yet (https://github.com/golang/go/issues/15513)
-CHECK_TEST_TARGETS := test-unit test-unit-amino
-check-test-unit: test-unit
-check-test-unit-amino: test-unit-amino
+CHECK_TEST_TARGETS := check-test-unit check-test-unit-amino
+check-test-unit: ARGS=-tags='cgo ledger test_ledger_mock norace'
+check-test-unit-amino: ARGS=-tags='ledger test_ledger_mock test_amino norace'
 $(CHECK_TEST_TARGETS): EXTRA_ARGS=-run=none
 $(CHECK_TEST_TARGETS): run-tests