diff --git a/gradle/validation/precommit.gradle b/gradle/validation/precommit.gradle
index 94ed800cb28..79347646454 100644
--- a/gradle/validation/precommit.gradle
+++ b/gradle/validation/precommit.gradle
@@ -44,5 +44,9 @@ configure(rootProject) {
       ]}
     }
   }
+
+  // Each validation task should be attached to check but make sure
+  // precommit() as a whole is a dependency on rootProject.check
+  check.dependsOn precommit
 }