diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c03ae56099..a3970f7836 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ run-docker-py-tests:
 	rm -f test/__init__.py
 
 .PHONY: localunit
-localunit: test/goecho/goecho test/version/version ## Run unit tests with coverage
+localunit: .install.ginkgo test/goecho/goecho test/version/version ## Run unit tests with coverage
 	rm -rf ${COVERAGE_PATH} && mkdir -p ${COVERAGE_PATH}
 	UNIT=1 $(GINKGO) \
 		-r \
diff --git a/hack/ci/runner.sh b/hack/ci/runner.sh
index 7ba0f68435..b08ef0ea1d 100755
--- a/hack/ci/runner.sh
+++ b/hack/ci/runner.sh
@@ -207,7 +207,6 @@ function run_docker_py() {
 }
 
 function run_unit() {
-    make .install.ginkgo
     $SUDO make localunit
 }