diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 01693934..b99327e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ envtest-list: envtest ## List of the available setup-envtest versions.
 	$(ENVTEST) list
 
 .PHONY: manifests
-manifests: tidy controller-gen ## Generate WebhookConfiguration, ClusterRole and CustomResourceDefinition objects.
+manifests: tidy ## Generate WebhookConfiguration, ClusterRole and CustomResourceDefinition objects.
 	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) $(CRD_OPTIONS) rbac:roleName=manager-role webhook paths="./..." output:crd:artifacts:config=config/crd/bases
 
 .PHONY: generate