diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index dd457d27d..9760d6721 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ $(COMPRESSED_DIR)/%.png: $(QUANTIZED_DIR)/%.png | check_tools $(COMPRESSED_DIR)
 	ttx "$<"
 
 $(EMOJI).ttf: $(EMOJI).tmpl.ttf $(EMOJI_BUILDER) $(PUA_ADDER) \
-	$(ALL_COMPRESSED_FILES) | check_py_tools
+	$(ALL_COMPRESSED_FILES) | check_tools
 	@$(PYTHON) $(EMOJI_BUILDER) $(SMALL_METRICS) -V $< "$@" "$(COMPRESSED_DIR)/emoji_u"
 	@$(PYTHON) $(PUA_ADDER) "$@" "$@-with-pua"
 	@$(VS_ADDER) -vs 2640 2642 2695 --dstdir '.' -o "$@-with-pua-varsel" "$@-with-pua"