diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 527fae36d7..afb74e9774 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ mod-download:
 
 .PHONY: acceptance.go-mod-vendor autoscaler.go-mod-vendor changelog.go-mod-vendor \
 				changeloglockcleander.go-mod-vendor
-go-mod-vendor: acceptance.go-mod-vendor autoscaler.go-mod-vendor changelog.go-mod-vendor \
+go-mod-vendor: clean-vendor acceptance.go-mod-vendor autoscaler.go-mod-vendor changelog.go-mod-vendor \
 							 changeloglockcleander.go-mod-vendor
 acceptance.go-mod-vendor:
 	make --directory='${go-acceptance-dir}' go-mod-vendor