diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ca218856..d9ef61b3f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-GO_VERSION=$(shell grep -e "^go " go.mod | cut -f 2 -d ' ')
+GO_VERSION=$(shell grep "^go " go.mod | cut -f 2 -d ' ')
 NODE_VERSION=$(shell cat .nvmrc)
 
 GIT_SHA=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)