diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 98cc39c6..ee88af38 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = \
 	missing \
 	depcomp
 
+cppcheck:
+	cppcheck --suppressions-list=./test/cppcheck_suppressions.txt --enable=all --inconclusive --template="{file},{line},{severity},{id},{message}" -U YYSTYPE -U YY_USER_INIT --std=posix .
+
 @VALGRIND_CHECK_RULES@
 VALGRIND_SUPPRESSIONS_FILES = valgrind_suppressions.txt
 
diff --git a/test/cppcheck_suppressions.txt b/test/cppcheck_suppressions.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..baad7622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cppcheck_suppressions.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+unusedFunction:src/transaction.cc
+unusedFunction:src/utils/mbedtls/sha1.c
+unusedFunction:src/utils/mbedtls/md5.c
+unusedFunction:src/utils/mbedtls/base64.c
+unusedFunction:src/modsecurity.cc
+unusedFunction:src/utils/msc_tree.cc
+unusedFunction:src/utils/acmp.cc
+unusedFunction:src/macro_expansion.cc
+unusedFunction:src/rules.cc
+unusedFunction:test/optimization/optimization.cc
+unusedFunction:src/utils.cc
+*:src/parser/seclang-parser.hh
+*:src/parser/seclang-scanner.cc
+*:others/libinjection/src/libinjection_html5.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/libinjection_sqli.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/libinjection_xss.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/libinjection_xss.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/reader.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/sqli_cli.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/test_speed_sqli.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/test_speed_xss.c
+*:others/libinjection/src/testdriver.c
+
+