diff --git a/.builds/alpine-edge.yml b/.builds/alpine-edge.yml
index 92322b4..3893b98 100644
--- a/.builds/alpine-edge.yml
+++ b/.builds/alpine-edge.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ environment:
   DESTDIR: ./out
   GOFLAGS: "-tags=notmuch"
 tasks:
-  - checkfmt: |
-      cd aerc
-      make checkfmt
   - lint: |
       cd aerc
       make lint
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 129adaa..9792531 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,16 +56,13 @@ dev:
 fmt:
 	gofmt -w .
 
-.PHONY: checkfmt
-checkfmt:
-	@if [ `gofmt -l . | wc -l` -ne 0 ]; then \
+.PHONY: lint
+lint:
+	@echo "gofmt -d ."; if [ `gofmt -l . | wc -l` -ne 0 ]; then \
 		gofmt -d .; \
 		echo "ERROR: source files need reformatting with gofmt"; \
 		exit 1; \
 	fi
-
-.PHONY: lint
-lint:
 	$(GO) vet ./...
 
 .PHONY: tests