diff --git a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml
index ee56b8f3..e8072143 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static-checks.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
           source setup.sh 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
           pip install compiledb compdb
           cd SDL
-          make BACKEND=cpu explicit -Bnwk > build_log.txt
+          make BACKEND=cpu explicit_cache -Bnwk > build_log.txt
           compiledb < build_log.txt
           # This extra step is needed to generate compilation commands for headers
           compdb list > compile_commands_new.json
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e2c9512a..83ea9028 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ bin/sdl: bin/sdl.o $(OBJECTS)
 %.o: %.cc
 	$(CXX) $(PTCUTFLAG) $(T3T3EXTENSION) $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRACFLAGS) $(CUTVALUEFLAG) $(PRIMITIVEFLAG) $(DOQUINTUPLET) $(ALPAKAINCLUDE) $(ALPAKASERIAL) $< -c -o $@
 
-
-.PHONY: $(ROOUTIL) efficiency clean format check check-fix
-
 $(ROOUTIL):
 	$(MAKE) -C code/rooutil/
 
@@ -70,11 +67,4 @@ clean:
 	rm -f SDL/*.o
 	cd efficiency/ && make clean
 
-format:
-	clang-format -i SDL/*.cc SDL/*.h
-
-check:
-	clang-tidy SDL/*.cc SDL/*.h -- --language=c++ -std=c++17 -I. -I$(ROOT_ROOT)/include -I$(CMSSW_BASE)/src -I${ALPAKA_ROOT}/include -I/${BOOST_ROOT}/include -DALPAKA_ACC_CPU_B_SEQ_T_SEQ_ENABLED -I/cvmfs/cms.cern.ch/el8_amd64_gcc11/external/gcc/11.4.1-30ebdc301ebd200f2ae0e3d880258e65/include/c++/11.4.1 -I/cvmfs/cms.cern.ch/el8_amd64_gcc11/external/gcc/11.4.1-30ebdc301ebd200f2ae0e3d880258e65/include/c++/11.4.1/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu/
-
-check-fix:
-	clang-tidy --fix --fix-errors --fix-notes SDL/*.cc SDL/*.h -- --language=c++ -std=c++17 -I. -I$(ROOT_ROOT)/include -I$(CMSSW_BASE)/src -I${ALPAKA_ROOT}/include -I/${BOOST_ROOT}/include -DALPAKA_ACC_CPU_B_SEQ_T_SEQ_ENABLED -I/cvmfs/cms.cern.ch/el8_amd64_gcc11/external/gcc/11.4.1-30ebdc301ebd200f2ae0e3d880258e65/include/c++/11.4.1 -I/cvmfs/cms.cern.ch/el8_amd64_gcc11/external/gcc/11.4.1-30ebdc301ebd200f2ae0e3d880258e65/include/c++/11.4.1/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu/
+.PHONY: $(ROOUTIL) efficiency
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0ac437e1..bfbaf05d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ sdl_run -f -mc -s PU200 -n -1 -t myTag
 
 ## Code formatting and checking
 
-The makefile includes phony targets to run `clang-format` and `clang-tidy` on the code in the `SDL` directory using the formatting and checks used in CMSSW. The following are the available commands.
+The makefile in the `SDL` directory includes phony targets to run `clang-format` and `clang-tidy` on the code using the formatting and checks used in CMSSW. The following are the available commands.
 
 - `make format`
   Formats the code in the `SDL` directory using `clang-format` following the rules specified in `.clang-format`.
diff --git a/SDL/Makefile b/SDL/Makefile
index 1a6c50a0..efd74232 100644
--- a/SDL/Makefile
+++ b/SDL/Makefile
@@ -92,3 +92,19 @@ clean:
 	rm -f *.so
 	rm -rf cpu/
 	rm -rf cuda/
+
+.PHONY: clean explicit explicit_cache explicit_cache_cutvalue format check check-fix
+
+format:
+	clang-format --style=file:../.clang-format -i *.cc *.h
+
+# Collect all the include paths from the compiler.
+# The .../gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu/*/include path is excluded since .../gcc/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu/*/include-fixed should be used instead.
+TIDYINCLUDEFLAGS := $(shell g++ -E -x c++ - -v < /dev/null 2>&1 | awk '/#include <...>/,/^End of search/{if (/^ / && !/x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu\/[0-9.]+\/include$$/) print "-I"$$1}' | tr '\n' ' ')
+TIDYFLAGS := --language=c++ $(CXXFLAGS_CPU) $(ALPAKAINCLUDE) $(ALPAKASERIAL) $(ROOTCFLAGS) $(PRINTFLAG) $(DUPLICATED) $(CACHEFLAG_FLAGS) $(TIDYINCLUDEFLAGS)
+
+check:
+	clang-tidy --config-file=../.clang-tidy *.cc *.h -- $(TIDYFLAGS)
+
+check-fix:
+	clang-tidy --config-file=../.clang-tidy --format-style=file:../.clang-format --fix --fix-errors --fix-notes *.cc *.h -- $(TIDYFLAGS)