diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c49e005c8..622fed1df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fmt-examples:
 # source files.
 generate: deps ## Generate dynamically generated code
 	go generate .
-	go fmt command/plugin.go
+	gofmt -w command/plugin.go
 
 test: deps ## Run unit tests
 	@go test $(TEST) $(TESTARGS) -timeout=2m