diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ed8595448c5bc27282a6e8731f239d0c96803a30..f34071f18e16150bf7220e7c8fb98d43d448b1db 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build:
 	 env GOBIN=$$PWD go install github.com/plazonic/nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter@latest
 
 .PHONY: install
-install:
+install: build
 	install -v -D nvidia_gpu_prometheus_exporter $(DESTDIR)/usr/bin/nvidia-gpu-prometheus-exporter
 
 clean: