diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6ed02448..11e577b4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ wwapird: $(call godeps,internal/app/api/wwapird/wwapird.go)
 
 .PHONY: dist
 dist: vendor config
-	rm -rf .dist/$(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION) $(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION).tar.gz
+	rm -rf .dist/ $(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION).tar.gz
 	mkdir -p .dist/$(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION)
 	rsync -a --exclude=".*" --exclude "*~" * .dist/$(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION)/
 	cd .dist; tar -czf ../$(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION).tar.gz $(WAREWULF)-$(VERSION)