diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index cc21971b0..5dd74a3bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -64,11 +64,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-go@v4
         with:
           go-version: 1.20.x
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: generate license mirror
-        run: make mirror-licenses
+        run: |
+          make mirror-licenses
       - name: lint-licenses
         # if restricted > 0, CI will report an error.
-        run: make lint-licenses | grep -q 'restricted, [1-9][0-9]*' && exit 1 || true
+        run: |
+          make lint-licenses | grep -q 'restricted, [1-9][0-9]*' && exit 1 || true
   test:
     name: Unit test
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2d883457d..d47a42a6a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ mod-download-go:
 
 .PHONY: mirror-licenses
 mirror-licenses: mod-download-go; \
-	@go install istio.io/tools/cmd/license-lint@latest; \
-	@rm -fr licenses; \
-	@license-lint --mirror
+	go install istio.io/tools/cmd/license-lint@latest; \
+	rm -fr licenses; \
+	license-lint --mirror
 
 .PHONY: lint-licenses
 lint-licenses: