diff --git a/less/Makefile b/less/Makefile
index 1a44a4f..5041765 100644
--- a/less/Makefile
+++ b/less/Makefile
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 CSSDIR=../static/css/
 
+# Prefer a locally installed lessc (via `npm install` in this directory) over
+# a global one.
+export PATH := $(CURDIR)/node_modules/.bin:$(PATH)
+
 all :
 	@command -v lessc >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo >&2 "lessc is not installed, please run: make install or: less/install-less.sh"; exit 1; }
 	lessc app.less --clean-css="--s1 --advanced" $(CSSDIR)write.css
 	lessc fonts.less --clean-css="--s1 --advanced" $(CSSDIR)fonts.css
 	lessc icons.less --clean-css="--s1 --advanced" $(CSSDIR)icons.css
 	lessc prose.less --clean-css="--s1 --advanced" $(CSSDIR)prose.css
 
 install :
 	./install-less.sh
 	$(MAKE) all
 
 clean :
 	rm -f write.css
 	rm -f fonts.css
 	rm -f icons.css