diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 74f41958f..8eab72a3c 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -388,10 +388,14 @@ uninstall-ncat:
 uninstall-nping:
 	@cd $(NPINGDIR) && $(MAKE) uninstall
 
-check:
-	@cd $(NSOCKDIR)/src && $(MAKE) check
+ncat_check:
 	@cd $(NCATDIR) && $(MAKE) check
 
+nsock_check:
+	@cd $(NSOCKDIR)/src && $(MAKE) check
+
+check: @NCAT_CHECK@ @NSOCK_CHECK@
+
 ${srcdir}/configure: configure.ac 
 	cd ${srcdir} && autoconf
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 55c71e930..565a40000 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -631,9 +631,11 @@ NCAT_DIST_CLEAN
 NCAT_CLEAN
 NCAT_UNINSTALL
 NCAT_INSTALL
+NCAT_CHECK
 NCAT_BUILD
 NCATDIR
 LIBNSOCK_LIBS
+NSOCK_CHECK
 NSOCK_BUILD
 NSOCKDIR
 LIBNBASE_LIBS
@@ -7628,6 +7630,7 @@ subdirs="$subdirs nbase"
 
 NSOCKDIR="nsock"
 NSOCK_BUILD="nsock_build"
+NSOCK_CHECK="nsock_check"
 
 # Check whether --with-libnsock was given.
 if test "${with_libnsock+set}" = set; then :
@@ -7637,6 +7640,7 @@ if test "${with_libnsock+set}" = set; then :
   *)
     NSOCKDIR="$with_libnsock"
     NSOCK_BUILD=""
+    NSOCK_CHECK=""
     ;;
   esac
 
@@ -7651,6 +7655,7 @@ LIBNSOCK_LIBS="-lnsock"
 
 
 
+
 subdirs="$subdirs nsock/src"
 
 
@@ -7667,12 +7672,14 @@ fi
 
 if test "$with_ncat" = "no"; then
   NCAT_BUILD=""
+  NCAT_CHECK=""
   NCAT_INSTALL=""
   NCAT_UNINSTALL=""
   NCAT_CLEAN=""
   NCAT_DIST_CLEAN=""
 else
   NCAT_BUILD="ncat_build"
+  NCAT_CHECK="ncat_check"
   NCAT_INSTALL="install-ncat"
   NCAT_UNINSTALL="uninstall-ncat"
   NCAT_CLEAN="ncat_clean"
@@ -7690,6 +7697,7 @@ fi
 
 
 
+
 # Check whether --with-nmap-update was given.
 if test "${with_nmap_update+set}" = set; then :
   withval=$with_nmap_update;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4986ffe0c..79943ad0d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -804,6 +804,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(nbase)
 
 NSOCKDIR="nsock"
 NSOCK_BUILD="nsock_build"
+NSOCK_CHECK="nsock_check"
 AC_ARG_WITH(libnsock,
 AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libnsock=DIR], [Compile and link to libnsock in DIR]),
 [  case "$with_libnsock" in
@@ -812,6 +813,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--with-libnsock=DIR], [Compile and link to libnsock in DIR]),
   *)
     NSOCKDIR="$with_libnsock"
     NSOCK_BUILD=""
+    NSOCK_CHECK=""
     ;;
   esac]
 )
@@ -822,6 +824,7 @@ LIBNSOCK_LIBS="-lnsock"
 
 AC_SUBST(NSOCKDIR)
 AC_SUBST(NSOCK_BUILD)
+AC_SUBST(NSOCK_CHECK)
 AC_SUBST(LIBNSOCK_LIBS)
 
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(nsock/src)
@@ -833,12 +836,14 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(ncat,
 
 if test "$with_ncat" = "no"; then
   NCAT_BUILD=""
+  NCAT_CHECK=""
   NCAT_INSTALL=""
   NCAT_UNINSTALL=""
   NCAT_CLEAN=""
   NCAT_DIST_CLEAN=""
 else
   NCAT_BUILD="ncat_build"
+  NCAT_CHECK="ncat_check"
   NCAT_INSTALL="install-ncat"
   NCAT_UNINSTALL="uninstall-ncat"
   NCAT_CLEAN="ncat_clean"
@@ -848,6 +853,7 @@ fi
 
 AC_SUBST(NCATDIR)
 AC_SUBST(NCAT_BUILD)
+AC_SUBST(NCAT_CHECK)
 AC_SUBST(NCAT_INSTALL)
 AC_SUBST(NCAT_UNINSTALL)
 AC_SUBST(NCAT_CLEAN)