diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 22164348c8c9929a305e021d39c17112cdbc794f..98c491357dc25cf82d77249f9dcf5e89a9e25987 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pep8:
     - pyvenv.cfg
   script:
     - source bin/activate
-    - pycodestyle --first --show-source *.py
+    - make lint
   allow_failure: true
   rules:
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "merge_request_event" || $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "push"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b283ebd429cbb62095e9bf2b0e6b188d13cc5503..f53a8ce4045e8a8d799e091c66de29997ed922c4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ pref83:
 	python cli.py --pref pref83
 pref976:
 	python cli.py --pref pref976
+lint:
+	pycodestyle --first --show-source *.py