diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index a23913ce0a1c886749a336d7be2eade07743c7dc..139922b27a5bba14be521efa7b40eb38fc41ac43 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ check_PROGRAMS = \
 bin_PROGRAMS = \
 	one-body-sample
 
+.PHONY: run-one-body-sample
+run-one-body-sample: one-body-sample
+	./one-body-sample
+
 one_body_sample_SOURCES = \
 	one-body-sample.cc