diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9b7db2f4a..7b796043c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -203,9 +203,10 @@ android-project: android-lib
 render: Makefile/project
 	$(MAKE) -C build/$(HOST) BUILDTYPE=$(BUILDTYPE) mbgl-render
 
-.PHONY: xrender run-xrender
+.PHONY: xrender
+xrender: XCPRETTY := $(shell ./scripts/xcpretty.sh)
 xrender: Xcode/project
-	xcodebuild -project ./build/osx/gyp/osx.xcodeproj -configuration $(BUILDTYPE) -target mbgl-render -jobs $(JOBS)
+	xcodebuild -project ./build/osx/gyp/osx.xcodeproj -configuration $(BUILDTYPE) -target mbgl-render -jobs $(JOBS) $(XCPRETTY)
 
 
 ##### Maintenace operations ####################################################
diff --git a/scripts/linux/run.sh b/scripts/linux/run.sh
index c4731b97e..0412459a1 100755
--- a/scripts/linux/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/linux/run.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ git submodule update --init styles
 mapbox_time "compile_program" \
 make linux -j${JOBS} BUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}
 
+mapbox_time "compile_render_binary" \
+make render -j${JOBS} BUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}
+
 mapbox_time "compile_tests" \
 make test -j${JOBS} BUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}
 
diff --git a/scripts/osx/run.sh b/scripts/osx/run.sh
index b84ed04c2..f386318c8 100755
--- a/scripts/osx/run.sh
+++ b/scripts/osx/run.sh
@@ -23,5 +23,8 @@ git submodule update --init styles
 mapbox_time "compile_program" \
 make xosx -j${JOBS} BUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}
 
+mapbox_time "compile_render_binary" \
+make xrender -j${JOBS} BUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}
+
 mapbox_time "compile_tests" \
 make xtest -j${JOBS} BUILDTYPE=${BUILDTYPE}