diff --git a/cmd/config/Makefile b/cmd/config/Makefile
index 7b363093b..6002165e4 100644
--- a/cmd/config/Makefile
+++ b/cmd/config/Makefile
@@ -5,10 +5,34 @@
 
 GOBIN := $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
 
+$(GOBIN)/addlicense:
+	go get github.com/google/addlicense
+
+$(GOBIN)/golangci-lint:
+	go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.19.1
+
+$(GOBIN)/mdtogo:
+	go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/mdtogo
+
 build:
 	go build -v -o $(GOBIN)/kubectl-krm ./kubectl-krm
 
-all: generate build license fix vet fmt test lint tidy
+all: build license fix vet fmt test lint tidy
+
+generate: $(GOBIN)/mdtogo
+	GOBIN=$(GOBIN) go generate ./...
+
+lint: $(GOBIN)/golangci-lint
+	$(GOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
+
+license: $(GOBIN)/addlicense
+	$(GOBIN)/addlicense \
+	  -y 2021 \
+	  -c "The Kubernetes Authors." \
+	  -f LICENSE_TEMPLATE .
+
+test:
+	go test -v -timeout 45m -cover ./...
 
 fix:
 	go fix ./...
@@ -16,24 +40,8 @@ fix:
 fmt:
 	go fmt ./...
 
-generate:
-	(which $(GOBIN)/mdtogo || go get sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/cmd/mdtogo)
-	GOBIN=$(GOBIN) go generate ./...
-
-license:
-	(which $(GOBIN)/addlicense || go get github.com/google/addlicense)
-	$(GOBIN)/addlicense  -y 2019 -c "The Kubernetes Authors." -f LICENSE_TEMPLATE .
-
 tidy:
 	go mod tidy
 
-lint:
-	(which $(GOBIN)/golangci-lint || go get github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.19.1)
-	$(GOBIN)/golangci-lint run ./...
-
-test:
-	go test -v -timeout 45m -cover ./...
-
 vet:
 	go vet ./...
-