diff --git a/scripts/make-rules/golang.mk b/scripts/make-rules/golang.mk
index 44918d01c..915639b61 100644
--- a/scripts/make-rules/golang.mk
+++ b/scripts/make-rules/golang.mk
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ go.imports: tools.verify.goimports
 
 ## go.verify: execute all verity scripts.
 .PHONY: go.verify
-go.verify:
+go.verify: tools.verify.misspell
 	@echo "Starting verification..."
 	@scripts_list=$$(find $(ROOT_DIR)/scripts -type f -name 'verify-*' | sort); \
 	for script in $$scripts_list; do \
diff --git a/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk b/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk
index 5f076d6e7..5d39258ea 100644
--- a/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk
+++ b/scripts/make-rules/tools.mk
@@ -217,6 +217,11 @@ install.depth:
 install.go-callvis:
 	@$(GO) install github.com/ofabry/go-callvis@latest
 
+## install.misspell
+.PHONY: install.misspell
+install.misspell:
+	@$(GO) install github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell@latest
+
 ## install.gothanks: Install gothanks, used to thank go dependencies
 .PHONY: install.gothanks
 install.gothanks:
diff --git a/scripts/verify-spelling.sh b/scripts/verify-spelling.sh
index 684e7b14f..2c02dccf7 100755
--- a/scripts/verify-spelling.sh
+++ b/scripts/verify-spelling.sh
@@ -25,17 +25,8 @@ OPENIM_ROOT=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")/..
 export OPENIM_ROOT
 source "${OPENIM_ROOT}/scripts/lib/init.sh"
 
-# Ensure that we find the binaries we build before anything else.
-export GOBIN="${KUBE_OUTPUT_BINPATH}"
-PATH="${GOBIN}:${PATH}"
-
-# Install tools we need
-pushd "${OPENIM_ROOT}/tools" >/dev/null
-GO111MODULE=on go install github.com/client9/misspell/cmd/misspell
-popd >/dev/null
-
 # Spell checking
 # All the skipping files are defined in scripts/.spelling_failures
 skipping_file="${OPENIM_ROOT}/scripts/.spelling_failures"
 failing_packages=$(sed "s| | -e |g" "${skipping_file}")
-git ls-files | grep -v -e "${failing_packages}" | xargs misspell -i "Creater,creater,ect" -error -o stderr
+git ls-files | grep -v -e "${failing_packages}" | xargs "$OPENIM_ROOT/_output/tools/misspell" -i "Creater,creater,ect" -error -o stderr