diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ef0d3edbec..2d32588e3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ venv:
 	test -d venv || ${PYTHON} -m venv venv # setup a python3 virtualenv
 	. venv/bin/activate
 
+make activate:
+	source venv/bin/activate
+
 pre-commit:
 	# setup pre commit dependencies
 	pip3 install -r requirements/integration.txt