A plate making method of a lithographic printing plate precursor includes: exposing a lithographic printing plate precursor including an image-recording layer and a support; and developing the exposed lithographic printing plate precursor to prepare a lithographic printing plate, wherein the developing includes, in the following order, (i) a process of removing an unexposed area of the image-recording layer with a gum solution, (ii) a process of washing with water and (iii) a process of oil-desensitizing a non-image area with a gum solution.