diff --git a/src/overlay/Makefile b/src/overlay/Makefile
index 78b2b65500a7..18d16616810c 100644
--- a/src/overlay/Makefile
+++ b/src/overlay/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 all:
 	cargo build --release
 
+static-checks-build:
+	exit 0
+
 clean:
 	cargo clean
diff --git a/src/tardev-snapshotter/Makefile b/src/tardev-snapshotter/Makefile
index c169b1cac79b..430b77aa7b7f 100644
--- a/src/tardev-snapshotter/Makefile
+++ b/src/tardev-snapshotter/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 all:
 	RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1 cargo build --release
 
+static-checks-build:
+	exit 0
+
 clean:
 	cargo clean
diff --git a/src/tarfs/Makefile b/src/tarfs/Makefile
index 94d9a4c8fbad..7435117f5849 100644
--- a/src/tarfs/Makefile
+++ b/src/tarfs/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ install:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$$PWD INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) modules_install
 	depmod -a -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) $(KVER)
 
+static-checks-build:
+	exit 0
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf _install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$$PWD clean
diff --git a/src/utarfs/Makefile b/src/utarfs/Makefile
index 78b2b65500a7..18d16616810c 100644
--- a/src/utarfs/Makefile
+++ b/src/utarfs/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 all:
 	cargo build --release
 
+static-checks-build:
+	exit 0
+
 clean:
 	cargo clean