diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2d70b17..8e17306 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-PROTOC_GEN_GO := $(shell go env GOPATH)/bin/protoc-gen-go
+
+GOPATH := $(shell go env GOPATH)
+export PATH := $(PATH):$(GOPATH)/bin
+PROTOC_GEN_GO := $(GOPATH)/bin/protoc-gen-go
 
 ARCH := $(shell uname -m)
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --always --dirty=-dirty)
@@ -14,14 +17,13 @@ run: ./mfer
 	./$< gen
 
 $(PROTOC_GEN_GO):
-	test -e $(PROTOC_GEN_GO) || go get -u google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go
+	test -e $(PROTOC_GEN_GO) || go install -v google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
 
-prereqs: $(PROTOC_GEN_GO)
+devprereqs:
 	which gofumpt || go install -v mvdan.cc/gofumpt@latest
 	which golangci-lint || go install -v github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@latest
-	#which protoc || go install -v google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@latest
 
-mfer: prereqs src/*.go cmd/*/*.go
+mfer: $(PROTOC_GEN_GO) src/*.go cmd/*/*.go
 	cd proto && go generate .
 	cd cmd/mfer && go build -o ../../mfer $(GOFLAGS) .