diff --git a/src/runtime/Makefile b/src/runtime/Makefile
index 1865e480e3..f938981e8c 100644
--- a/src/runtime/Makefile
+++ b/src/runtime/Makefile
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ go-test: $(GENERATED_FILES)
 	go test -v -mod=vendor ./...
 
 check-go-static:
-	$(QUIET_CHECK)../../ci/go-no-os-exit.sh ./cli
+	$(QUIET_CHECK)../../ci/go-no-os-exit.sh ./cmd/kata-runtime
 	$(QUIET_CHECK)../../ci/go-no-os-exit.sh ./virtcontainers
 
 coverage: