diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ae2d6f8..78022bd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ check-sdk-pins:
 			echo "replace directive found in $$dir/go.mod" >&2; \
 			exit 1; \
 		fi; \
-		if ! grep -Eq '^[[:space:]]*$(SDK_MODULE)[[:space:]]+v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' "$$dir/go.mod"; then \
+		if ! grep -Eq '^[[:space:]]*(require[[:space:]]+)?$(SDK_MODULE)[[:space:]]+v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' "$$dir/go.mod"; then \
 			echo "$(SDK_MODULE) is not pinned in $$dir/go.mod" >&2; \
 			exit 1; \
 		fi; \