diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index fd1238776..dc694fe76 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -300,3 +300,6 @@ install-data-local:
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = srcdir="$(srcdir)"
 TESTS = check-def.sh check-plt.sh check-headers.sh check-cairoint.sh
 EXTRA_DIST += $(TESTS)
+
+splint:
+	splint -I$(top_builddir) $(libcairo_la_CFLAGS) $(libcairo_la_SOURCES) -DHAVE_CONFIG_H