diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d6264b81..e04e3481 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ test-all-local: validate-local validate-docs test-unit-local
 
 .PHONY: validate-local
 validate-local:
-	BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" hack/make.sh validate-git-marks validate-gofmt validate-lint validate-vet
+	BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" hack/make.sh validate-git-marks validate-gofmt validate-lint
+	BUILDTAGS="${BUILDTAGS}" hack/validate-vet.sh
 
 # This invokes bin/skopeo, hence cannot be run as part of validate-local
 .PHONY: validate-docs
diff --git a/hack/make/validate-vet b/hack/validate-vet.sh
similarity index 97%
rename from hack/make/validate-vet
rename to hack/validate-vet.sh
index 6a66cd68..577c5802 100755
--- a/hack/make/validate-vet
+++ b/hack/validate-vet.sh
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ else
 		echo 'Please fix the above errors. You can test via "go vet" and commit the result.'
 		echo
 	} >&2
-	false
+	exit 1
 fi