diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 773462516cd..b4c52f90aad 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ GOVOLUMES=	-v $(shell pwd)/.cache:/go/cache:delegated,z \
 			-v $(shell pwd)/.pkg:/go/pkg:delegated,z \
 			-v $(shell pwd):/go/src/github.com/cortexproject/cortex:delegated,z
 
-exes $(EXES) protos $(PROTO_GOS) lint test cover shell mod-check check-protos web-build web-pre web-deploy doc check-modernize: build-image/$(UPTODATE)
+exes $(EXES) protos $(PROTO_GOS) lint test cover shell mod-check check-protos web-build web-pre web-deploy doc modernize: build-image/$(UPTODATE)
 	@mkdir -p $(shell pwd)/.pkg
 	@mkdir -p $(shell pwd)/.cache
 	@echo
@@ -251,6 +251,9 @@ web-build: web-pre
 web-deploy:
 	./tools/website/web-deploy.sh
 
+modernize:
+	go run golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/cmd/modernize@v0.20.0 -fix ./...
+
 # Generates the config file documentation.
 doc: clean-doc
 	go run -tags slicelabels ./tools/doc-generator ./docs/configuration/config-file-reference.template > ./docs/configuration/config-file-reference.md
@@ -308,9 +311,6 @@ clean-white-noise:
 check-white-noise: clean-white-noise
 	@git diff --exit-code --quiet -- '*.md' || (echo "Please remove trailing whitespaces running 'make clean-white-noise'" && false)
 
-modernize:
-	go run golang.org/x/tools/gopls/internal/analysis/modernize/cmd/modernize@v0.20.0 -fix ./...
-
 check-modernize: modernize
 	@git diff --exit-code -- . || (echo "Please modernize running 'make modernize'" && false)