diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 4e70251..8b8702f 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANDIRS = \
 
 
 test:
-	python test/runtests.py
+	$(GENTOOPY) test/runtests.py
 .PHONY: test
 
 doc: