diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0e505361..f24bd913 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v3.8.7
 CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.11.1
 
 KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT ?= "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/master/hack/install_kustomize.sh"
-.PHONY: kustomize
+.PHONY: kustomize $(KUSTOMIZE)
 kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be removed before downloading.
 $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
 	@if test -x $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize && ! $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize version | grep -q $(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION); then \
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ $(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
 	fi
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize || { curl -Ss $(KUSTOMIZE_INSTALL_SCRIPT) | bash -s -- $(subst v,,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)) $(LOCALBIN); }
 
-.PHONY: controller-gen
+.PHONY: controller-gen $(CONTROLLER_GEN)
 controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary. If wrong version is installed, it will be overwritten.
 $(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen && $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen --version | grep -q $(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION) || \
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download envtest-setup locally if necessary.
 $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 	test -s $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest || GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest@latest
 
-.PHONY: operator-sdk
+.PHONY: operator-sdk $(OPERATOR_SDK)
 OPERATOR_SDK ?= $(LOCALBIN)/operator-sdk
 operator-sdk: ## Download operator-sdk locally if necessary.
 ifeq (,$(wildcard $(OPERATOR_SDK)))