diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 3402551a9c..d663e47d3a 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -40,9 +40,13 @@ check-valgrind:
 if HAVE_GST_CHECK
 check-torture:
 	cd tests/check && make torture
+build-checks:
+	cd tests/check && make build-checks
 else
 check-torture:
 	true
+build-checks:
+	true
 endif
 
 win32-update:
diff --git a/common b/common
index 211fa5f2d0..36388a18d3 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 211fa5f2d0930dfd6891b386d42edba6d88c2a19
+Subproject commit 36388a18d37d72f9633bf1a8c06d18d310d215bb