diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae6c4c53e8..af5ee28cc0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ ifeq (, $(shell which controller-gen))
 	CONTROLLER_GEN_TMP_DIR=$$(mktemp -d) ;\
 	cd $$CONTROLLER_GEN_TMP_DIR ;\
 	go mod init tmp ;\
-	go get sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.6.0 ;\
+	go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@v0.6.0 ;\
 	rm -rf $$CONTROLLER_GEN_TMP_DIR ;\
 	}
 CONTROLLER_GEN=$(GOBIN)/controller-gen