diff --git a/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk b/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
index c85b8b9..ccfa073 100644
--- a/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
+++ b/makefiles/lint/jjb.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  GLOBALS  [---##
 ##-------------------##
+.PHONY: lint-venv
 
 ##-------------------##
 ##---]  TARGETS  [---##
@@ -42,15 +43,18 @@
 lint-jjb-args += --config-xml#                # JJB v3.0 write to OUTPUT/jobname/config.xml
 lint-jjb-args += jjb/#                        # JJB config sources (input)
 
-lint-jjb:
-	jenkins-jobs $(lint-jjb-args)
+lint-jjb-deps := $(null)
+lint-jjb-deps += $(venv-activate-script) 
+lint-jjb-deps += checkout-ci-management-sub-modules
+lint-jjb: $(lint-jjb-deps)
+	$(activate) && { jenkins-jobs $(lint-jjb-args); }
 
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 ## -----------------------------------------------------------------------
 help ::
 	@echo '  lint-jjb               Validate jjb job generation'
 ifdef VERBOSE
-	@echo '1    DEBUG=1                lint-jjb --log_level=DEBUG'
+	@echo '    DEBUG=1                lint-jjb --log_level=DEBUG'
 endif
 
 # [EOF]