diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a14532655d2..b7395b5ee8e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ generate: cli-doc samples bindata ## Run all non-release generate targets
 cli-doc: ## Generate CLI documentation
 	go run ./hack/generate/cli-doc/gen-cli-doc.go
 
-samples: ## Generate samples
+samples: install ## Generate samples
 	go run ./hack/generate/samples/generate_all.go
 
 changelog: ## Generate CHANGELOG.md and migration guide updates
diff --git a/hack/tests/sanity-check.sh b/hack/tests/sanity-check.sh
index 0ba7f45fc83..5369d374d2d 100755
--- a/hack/tests/sanity-check.sh
+++ b/hack/tests/sanity-check.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ go fmt ./...
 make cli-doc
 go run ./hack/generate/changelog/gen-changelog.go -validate-only
 
-make install
 make samples
 
 # Make sure repo is still in a clean state.