diff --git a/k8s.mk b/k8s.mk
index 37f712c..a4bfae0 100644
--- a/k8s.mk
+++ b/k8s.mk
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # deploys k8s
 
-MANDATORY-k8s = K8S_CONTEXT
+MANDATORY = K8S_CONTEXT
 
 start-k8s:
 	@- echo "\n### starting deployment with k8s"