diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 31ac1e98f3..0fa57ac6f3 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Fri Dec 23 06:03:00 2011  Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA  <zn@mbf.nifty.com>
+
+	* common.mk: add "check succeeded" message.
+
+	* README, README.ja: follow above change.
+
 Fri Dec 23 06:00:39 2011  Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA  <zn@mbf.nifty.com>
 
 	* ext/bigdecimal/bigdecimal.h: add satisfy cc-mode comment.
diff --git a/README b/README
index f91ffdd2fb..5b6f1a710d 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ This is what you need to do to compile and install Ruby:
   5. Run make.
 
   6. Optionally, run 'make check' to check whether the compiled Ruby
-     interpreter works well.  If you see the message "test succeeded",
+     interpreter works well.  If you see the message "check succeeded",
      your ruby works as it should (hopefully).
 
   7. Run 'make install'
diff --git a/README.ja b/README.ja
index 19af8c0b00..4da8955020 100644
--- a/README.ja
+++ b/README.ja
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ Ruby拡張モジュールについて話し合うruby-extメーリングリス
 
   6. make checkでテストを行う．
 
-     「test succeeded」と表示されれば成功です．ただしテスト
+     「check succeeded」と表示されれば成功です．ただしテスト
      に成功しても完璧だと保証されている訳ではありません．
 
   7. make install
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index b0202a03cb..748ad4264c 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@ realclean-extout: distclean-extout
 clean-enc distclean-enc realclean-enc: PHONY
 
 check: test test-all
+	$(ECHO) check succeeded
 check-ruby: test test-ruby
 
 btest: miniruby$(EXEEXT) $(TEST_RUNNABLE)-btest