diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index df85495419..2ec7f7a4e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ uninstall:
 install.tools: .install.gitvalidation .install.gometalinter .install.md2man .install.ginkgo ## Install needed tools
 
 .install.vndr: .gopathok
-	$(GO) get github.com/LK4D4/vndr
+	$(GO) get -u github.com/LK4D4/vndr
 
 .install.ginkgo: .gopathok
 	if [ ! -x "$(GOBIN)/ginkgo" ]; then \
@@ -348,10 +348,11 @@ build-all-new-commits:
 	# Validate that all the commits build on top of $(GIT_BASE_BRANCH)
 	git rebase $(GIT_BASE_BRANCH) -x make
 
-vendor:
-	vndr -whitelist "github.com/varlink/go"  \
-	     -whitelist "github.com/onsi/ginkgo" \
-	     -whitelist "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+vendor: .install.vndr
+	$(GOPATH)/bin/vndr \
+		-whitelist "github.com/varlink/go"  \
+		-whitelist "github.com/onsi/ginkgo" \
+		-whitelist "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
 .PHONY: \
 	.gopathok \