diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 97e30643..c4ed6bd0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ vendor:
 	done
 
 .PHONY: generate
-generate: controller-gen ## Generate code containing DeepCopy, DeepCopyInto, and DeepCopyObject method implementations.
+generate: vendor controller-gen ## Generate code containing DeepCopy, DeepCopyInto, and DeepCopyObject method implementations.
 	GOFLAGS='' $(CONTROLLER_GEN) object:headerFile="hack/boilerplate.go.txt" paths="./..."
 
 .PHONY: generate-check