diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 144e54528c..2511ffcd77 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -178,9 +178,12 @@ ginkgo:
 
 localintegration: varlink_generate test-binaries clientintegration ginkgo
 
-localsystem:
+localsystem: .install.ginkgo .install.gomega
 	ginkgo -v -noColor test/system/
 
+system.test-binary: .install.ginkgo .install.gomega
+	$(GO) test -c ./test/system
+
 clientintegration:
 	$(MAKE) -C contrib/python/podman integration
 	$(MAKE) -C contrib/python/pypodman integration