diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 249fdde65a..bfe23dd788 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ This is written with help from LLM:
 
 Quick test:
 
-    zig build test
+    zig build fmt test
 
-Full test with all supported compilers and valgrind (run before commit,
-takes a while):
+Full test and static analysis with all supported compilers and valgrind (run
+before commit, takes a while):
 
-    zig build fmt && zig build -Dvalgrind
+    zig build -Dvalgrind
 
 # Debugging tips
 
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index b19f28e694..e63a596441 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -116,19 +116,18 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
         lint_step.dependOn(&cppcheck.step);
     }
 
-    const all_step = b.step("all", "Run fmt check, lint, and tests with all compilers");
-    all_step.dependOn(lint_step);
-
     const fmt_check = b.addSystemCommand(&.{ "clang-format", "--dry-run", "-Werror" });
     for (all_c_files ++ headers) |f| fmt_check.addFileArg(b.path(f));
     fmt_check.expectExitCode(0);
-    all_step.dependOn(&fmt_check.step);
+    b.default_step.dependOn(&fmt_check.step);
 
     for (compilers) |compiler| {
-        addTestStep(b, all_step, target, optimize, compiler, false, valgrind, test_timeout);
+        addTestStep(b, b.default_step, target, optimize, compiler, false, valgrind, test_timeout);
     }
 
-    b.default_step = all_step;
+    const all_step = b.step("all", "Run fmt check, lint, and tests with all compilers");
+    all_step.dependOn(b.default_step);
+    all_step.dependOn(lint_step);
 }
 
 fn addTestStep(