diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df61e17b5c..70b0563e64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 .PHONY: stress
-stress:
+stress: ## run the stress tests
 	go test -test.v -test.timeout=2h ./test/stress -loops=10 | tee "./out/testout_$(COMMIT_SHORT).txt"
 
 .PHONY: update-gopogh-version