diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4717939d..00075999 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ zsh: $(HOME)/.zshrc $(ZSH_DIR) $(ZSH_CUSTOM_DIR) $(POWERLEVEL_DIR) $(HOME)/.p10k
 
 ssh: $(HOME)/.ssh/config $(HOME)/.ssh/sockets $(HOME)/.ssh/config.d
 
-nvim:
-	nvim --headless -c 'autocmd User PackerComplete quitall' -c 'PackerSync'
+nvim: $(PACKER_DIR)
 
 $(CONFIG_TARGETS): $(CONFIG_DIR)/%: config/%
 $(FONT_TARGETS): $(FONT_DIR)/%: nerdfont_symbols/%
@@ -44,6 +43,9 @@ $(HOME)/.ssh/config: $(HOME)/.ssh/%: ssh-%
 $(CONFIG_TARGETS) $(FONT_TARGETS) $(ZSH_TARGETS) $(HOME)/.zshrc $(HOME)/.p10k.zsh $(HOME)/.ssh/config:
 	ln -s $(PWD)/$? $@
 
+$(PACKER_DIR):
+	git clone --depth 1 $(PACKER_REPO) $@
+
 $(ZSH_DIR):
 	sh -c "$$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"