diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index d498045e..5cd4ef45 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,7 @@ repos:
       - id: check-yaml
       - id: check-json
       - id: check-added-large-files
+  - repo: https://github.com/mrtazz/checkmake.git
+    rev: main
+    hooks:
+    - id: checkmake
diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 701fdd38..17f7a8e0 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ SFC_REPL_SEQ_MEM = --infer-rw --repl-seq-mem -c:$(MODEL):-o:$(SFC_SMEMS_CONF)
 # "ENABLE_CUSTOM_FIRRTL_PASS" variable.
 #
 # hack: lower to low firrtl if Fixed types are found
-# hack: when using dontTouch, io.cpu annotations are not removed by SFC, 
+# hack: when using dontTouch, io.cpu annotations are not removed by SFC,
 # hence we remove them manually by using jq before passing them to firtool
 $(SFC_MFC_TARGETS) &: $(FIRRTL_FILE) $(FINAL_ANNO_FILE) $(VLOG_SOURCES)
 ifeq (,$(ENABLE_CUSTOM_FIRRTL_PASS))