diff --git a/mkfile b/mkfile
index 6bb5397..3b7e09b 100644
--- a/mkfile
+++ b/mkfile
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 qfmt: main.$O lib.$O
 	$LD $LDFLAGS -o qfmt main.$O lib.$O
 
+test: qfmt
+
 TEST=test
 
 </sys/src/cmd/mktest
diff --git a/test/lib.c b/test/lib.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b0803d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/lib.c
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <u.h>
+#include <libc.h>
+
+void
+main()
+{
+	exits(0);
+}
+
+//jl
diff --git a/test/mkfile b/test/mkfile
index 1b6ea53..0a5e0e6 100644
--- a/test/mkfile
+++ b/test/mkfile
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 </$objtype/mkfile
 
-TEST=qfmt
+$O.%: ../%.$O
+
+%.$O: ../%.h
+
+TEST=lib
 
 </sys/src/cmd/mktest
 
diff --git a/test/qfmt.rc b/test/qfmt.rc
deleted file mode 100755
index 5b9d5de..0000000
--- a/test/qfmt.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/rc
-
-cd ..
-mk qfmt
-
-#jl