diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 58444c7dda9..7c841242998 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -258,13 +258,11 @@ controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessar
 $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(CONTROLLER_GEN) || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen@$(CONTROLLER_GEN_VERSION)
 
-## Download yq locally if necessary.
+.PHONY: yq
+yq: $(YQ) ## Download yq locally if necessary.
 $(YQ): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(YQ) || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4@$(YQ_VERSION)
 
-.PHONY: yq
-yq: $(YQ)
-
 OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL ?= https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/releases/download/$(OPERATOR_SDK_VERSION)
 .PHONY: operator-sdk
 operator-sdk: $(OPERATOR_SDK) ## Download and install operator-sdk