diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cac9556c0d355aa518ba9ad792a02ace748a7f78..2b3e65a69ff537307659d32b4f55830d16027938 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
+# On debian, yarn is named yarnpkg
+YARN=yarnpkg
+
 prepare:
-	yarn install
+	$(YARN) install
 
 run:
-	yarn start --no-sandbox
+	$(YARN) start --no-sandbox