diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23182bcc0e..8083b10a85 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2396,7 +2396,7 @@ quick-install-html:
 ### Maintainer's dist rules
 
 GIT_TARNAME = git-$(GIT_VERSION)
-dist: git.spec git-archive$(X) configure
+dist: git-archive$(X) configure
 	./git-archive --format=tar \
 		--prefix=$(GIT_TARNAME)/ HEAD^{tree} > $(GIT_TARNAME).tar
 	@mkdir -p $(GIT_TARNAME)