diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dc192953..94a95d78 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ kustomize: ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
 
 MOCKGEN = $(shell pwd)/bin/mockgen
 mockgen:
+	go install github.com/golang/mock/mockgen@v1.6.0
 	$(call go-get-tool,$(MOCKGEN),github.com/golang/mock/mockgen@v1.6.0)
 
 OPERATOR_SDK_DOWNLOAD_URL = "https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/releases/download/v1.21.0/operator-sdk_linux_amd64"