diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 5a3c788de5b..f3222929c35 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-system-dependencies
       - uses: ./.github/actions/install-go
       - uses: ./.github/actions/make-deps
-      - run: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@v1.59.0
-      - run: golangci-lint run -v --timeout 10m --concurrency 4
+      - run: make lint
   check-fmt:
     name: Check (gofmt)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6fabbb2b3e3..3d01eb8e3c1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ $(warning Your Golang version is go$(shell expr $(GOVERSION) / 1000000).$(shell
 $(error Update Golang to version to at least $(shell cat GO_VERSION_MIN))
 endif
 
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION=v1.59.0
+
 # git modules that need to be loaded
 MODULES:=
 
@@ -283,6 +285,20 @@ unittests:  ## Run unit tests
 	@$(GOCC) test $(shell go list ./... | grep -v /lotus/itests)
 .PHONY: unittests
 
+install-linter:
+	@if ! command -v golangci-lint >/dev/null 2>&1; then \
+		echo "Installing golangci-lint $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)" && \
+		go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION); \
+	elif ! golangci-lint --version | grep -q "$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION) "; then \
+		echo "Updating golangci-lint to $(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)" && \
+		go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint@$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION); \
+	fi
+.PHONY: install-linter
+
+lint: install-linter
+	golangci-lint run --timeout 10m --concurrency 4
+.PHONY: lint
+
 clean:  ## Clean build artifacts
 	rm -rf $(CLEAN) $(BINS)
 	-$(MAKE) -C $(FFI_PATH) clean