diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c1742b4c8..c282b6bf0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@ count-lines:
 	@echo -n "TODO: "
 	@grep TODO `find src -name '*.py' |grep -v /build/` | wc --lines
 
+check-memory:
+	$(PP) $(PYTHON) src/allmydata/test/check_memory.py
+
 clean: clean-pyfec clean-Crypto
 	rm -rf build
 	rm -f debian
diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/check_memory.py b/src/allmydata/test/check_memory.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64a4b0259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/check_memory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /usr/bin/python
+
+print "not implemented yet"