diff --git a/Makefile.pre.in b/Makefile.pre.in
index 349b8148184..8451445fefb 100644
--- a/Makefile.pre.in
+++ b/Makefile.pre.in
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ funny:
 		-o -print
 
 # Perform some verification checks on any modified files.
-check:
+patchcheck:
 	$(RUNSHARED) ./$(BUILDPYTHON) $(srcdir)/Tools/scripts/patchcheck.py
 
 # Dependencies
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 8c246538a82..1ab85819188 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -112,6 +112,12 @@ Tests
 
 - Issue 3768: Move test_py3kwarn over to the new API for catch_warnings().
 
+Build
+-----
+
+- Issue 3758: Rename the 'check' target to 'patchcheck' so as to not clash with
+  GNU build target guidelines.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.6 beta 3?
 ================================