diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7a038aeb4..9645170d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ test:
 
 # runs all tests - including integration tests
 .PHONY: it
-it: generate
+it:
 	$(eval GO_BUILD_TAGS += integration)
 	go test -tags "$(GO_BUILD_TAGS)" ./...