diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b413141a..fcbbb9f62 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -128,6 +128,10 @@ static-check: ## Run verification script for boilerplate, codegen, gofmt, golint
 	    MAC_OS=$(MAC_OS) \
 		hack/verify-all.sh
 
+.PHONY: golint-check
+golint-check:
+	hack/verify-golint.sh
+
 ###############################
 # Tests for ingress-nginx
 ###############################