diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index f503e70244..ad5930c0fb 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ include $(top_srcdir)/common/release.mak
 include $(top_srcdir)/common/po.mak
 
 check-valgrind:
-	cd tests/check && make check-valgrind
+	$(MAKE) -C tests/check check-valgrind
 
 if HAVE_GST_CHECK
 check-torture:
-	cd tests/check && make torture
+	$(MAKE) -C tests/check torture
 build-checks:
-	cd tests/check && make build-checks
+	$(MAKE) -C tests/check build-checks
 else
 check-torture:
 	true
diff --git a/common b/common
index 36388a18d3..6e754981c5 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 36388a18d37d72f9633bf1a8c06d18d310d215bb
+Subproject commit 6e754981c5e37a79e35dce01ce0130d5f1eff212