diff --git a/make.sh b/make.sh
index 4d0b2d2d4..ed9353b1d 100755
--- a/make.sh
+++ b/make.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,8 @@ fi
 PATH="$(cd -- "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)/ci/sub/bin:$PATH"
 cd -- "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-GO_VERSION=$(sed -En 's/^go[[:space:]]+([[:digit:].]+)$/\1/p' go.mod)
-
-if ! $(go version | grep -qF "${GO_VERSION}"); then
-  printferr "You need go %s to build d2.\n" "$GO_VERSION"
+if ! $(go version | grep -qF "1.18."); then
+  printferr "You need go 1.18 to build d2.\n"
   exit 1
 fi