diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0ca42a509..7411a4c29 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 # List of available components
 COMPONENTS =
 
+COMPONENTS += libs
 COMPONENTS += agent
 COMPONENTS += runtime
 
@@ -21,11 +22,6 @@ STANDARD_TARGETS = build check clean install test vendor
 
 default: all
 
-all: libs-crate-tests build
-
-libs-crate-tests:
-	make -C src/libs
-
 include utils.mk
 include ./tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/Makefile
 
@@ -49,7 +45,6 @@ docs-url-alive-check:
 	binary-tarball \
 	default \
 	install-binary-tarball \
-	libs-crate-tests \
 	static-checks \
 	docs-url-alive-check
 
diff --git a/src/agent/Makefile b/src/agent/Makefile
index 6c09b5dfa..0a537aa55 100644
--- a/src/agent/Makefile
+++ b/src/agent/Makefile
@@ -107,10 +107,7 @@ endef
 ##TARGET default: build code
 default: $(TARGET) show-header
 
-$(TARGET): $(GENERATED_CODE) libs-crate-tests $(TARGET_PATH)
-
-libs-crate-tests:
-	make -C $(CWD)/../libs
+$(TARGET): $(GENERATED_CODE) $(TARGET_PATH)
 
 $(TARGET_PATH): show-summary
 	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo build --target $(TRIPLE) --$(BUILD_TYPE) $(EXTRA_RUSTFEATURES)
@@ -203,7 +200,6 @@ codecov-html: check_tarpaulin
 
 .PHONY: \
 	help \
-	libs-crate-tests \
 	optimize \
 	show-header \
 	show-summary \
diff --git a/src/libs/Makefile b/src/libs/Makefile
index 74c917ab8..9ce0be19d 100644
--- a/src/libs/Makefile
+++ b/src/libs/Makefile
@@ -3,16 +3,40 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
-# It is not necessary to have a build target as this crate is built
-# automatically by the consumers of it.
-#
-# However, it is essential that the crate be tested.
-default: test
+EXTRA_RUSTFEATURES :=
+
+EXTRA_TEST_FLAGS :=
+USERID=$(shell id -u)
+ifeq ($(USERID), 0)
+    override EXTRA_TEST_FLAGS = --ignored
+endif
+
+default: build
+
+build:
+	cargo build --all-features
+
+check: clippy format
+
+clippy:
+	@echo "INFO: cargo clippy..."
+	cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features --release \
+		-- \
+		-D warnings
+
+format:
+	@echo "INFO: cargo fmt..."
+	cargo fmt -- --check
+
+clean:
+	cargo clean
 
 # It is essential to run these tests using *both* build profiles.
 # See the `test_logger_levels()` test for further information.
 test:
-	@echo "INFO: testing log levels for development build"
-	@cargo test
-	@echo "INFO: testing log levels for release build"
-	@cargo test --release
+	@echo "INFO: testing libraries for development build"
+	cargo test --all $(EXTRA_RUSTFEATURES) -- --nocapture $(EXTRA_TEST_FLAGS)
+	@echo "INFO: testing libraries for release build"
+	cargo test --release --all $(EXTRA_RUSTFEATURES) -- --nocapture $(EXTRA_TEST_FLAGS)
+
+.PHONY: install vendor
diff --git a/src/tools/agent-ctl/Makefile b/src/tools/agent-ctl/Makefile
index b020563db..99713f6c8 100644
--- a/src/tools/agent-ctl/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/agent-ctl/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ include ../../../utils.mk
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := default
 default: build
 
-build: libs-crate-tests
+build:
 	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo build --target $(TRIPLE) --$(BUILD_TYPE)
 
-libs-crate-tests:
-	make -C $(CWD)/../../libs
-
 clean:
 	cargo clean
 
@@ -32,6 +29,5 @@ check: standard_rust_check
 	check \
 	clean \
 	install \
-	libs-crate-tests \
 	test \
 	vendor
diff --git a/src/tools/trace-forwarder/Makefile b/src/tools/trace-forwarder/Makefile
index f597f891f..b6b223c00 100644
--- a/src/tools/trace-forwarder/Makefile
+++ b/src/tools/trace-forwarder/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,9 @@ include ../../../utils.mk
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := default
 default: build
 
-build: libs-crate-tests
+build:
 	@RUSTFLAGS="$(EXTRA_RUSTFLAGS) --deny warnings" cargo build --target $(TRIPLE) --$(BUILD_TYPE)
 
-libs-crate-tests:
-	make -C $(CWD)/../../libs
-
 clean:
 	cargo clean
 
@@ -32,6 +29,5 @@ check: standard_rust_check
 	check \
 	clean \
 	install \
-	libs-crate-tests \
 	test \
 	vendor