diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e78e9cc..af7af71 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@ build_dotnet: tfgen
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------ local ----
 
 .PHONY: install
-install: provider install_nodejs_sdk ## Install the plugin locally so `pulumi up` can find it
+install: provider ## Install the plugin locally so `pulumi up` can find it
 	pulumi plugin install resource $(PACK) $(VERSION) --file $(WORKING_DIR)/bin/$(PROVIDER) --reinstall
-
-.PHONY: install_nodejs_sdk
-install_nodejs_sdk:
-	@if [ -d sdk/nodejs/bin ]; then yarn link --cwd sdk/nodejs/bin; fi
+	@echo
+	@echo "To use the unpublished Node SDK from a local program:"
+	@echo "  make build_nodejs && npm install $(WORKING_DIR)/sdk/nodejs"
 
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: ## Vet and format-check the provider sources