diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index bb26911f8..7e24146e3 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ dev: vendorfmt changelogfmt ## Build for the current development platform
 
 .PHONY: prerelease
 prerelease: GO_TAGS=ui release
-prerelease: check generate-all ember-dist static-assets ## Generate all the static assets for a Nomad release
+prerelease: generate-all ember-dist static-assets ## Generate all the static assets for a Nomad release
 
 .PHONY: release
 release: GO_TAGS=ui release