diff --git a/.github/workflows/makefile.yml b/.github/workflows/makefile.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e052d724
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/makefile.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+name: Makefile Checks
+on: [push, pull_request]
+jobs:
+  makefile_checks:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        go: ['1.16']
+        platform: [ubuntu-latest]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        with:
+          go-version: ${{ matrix.go }}
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Run Makefile checks
+        run: |
+          make all
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 988aed7c..d943e9ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -33,5 +33,4 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Run Windows Unit Tests
         run: |
-          make all
           go test -v -race ./pkg/...