diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 67d579a99f..0ab227dea6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ LDFLAGS ?=
 
 .PHONY: all check
 
-all:
-	rm -rf vc/
-	git clone --depth 1 --quiet https://github.com/vlang/vc
+all: vc
+	git -C vc/ pull;
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -std=gnu11 -w -o v1 vc/v.c -lm -lexecinfo -lpthread $(LDFLAGS)
 	./v1 -no-parallel -o v2 $(VFLAGS) cmd/v
 	./v2 -o v $(VFLAGS) cmd/v
@@ -15,5 +14,8 @@ all:
 	@echo "V has been successfully built"
 	./v run ./cmd/tools/detect_tcc.v
 
+vc/v.c:
+	git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/vlang/vc
+
 check:
 	./v test-all