diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78f59e899..6f906bd94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SCSS = djangoproject/scss
 STATIC = djangoproject/static
 
 ci: compilemessages test
-	@python -m coverage report
+	@python -m coverage report --fail-under=80
 
 compilemessages:
 	python -m manage compilemessages