diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 11671b5..1c9cea9 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ pkgname = $(PACKAGE_NAME)-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)
 tarname = $(pkgname).tar.gz
 
 $(tarname):
-	git tag -f v$(PACKAGE_VERSION)
-	git archive --format=tar --prefix=$(pkgname)/ v$(PACKAGE_VERSION) $(FILES) | gzip >$@;
+	git tag v$(PACKAGE_VERSION)
+	git archive --format=tar --prefix=$(pkgname)/ v$(PACKAGE_VERSION) $(FILES) | gzip >$@
 
 tar: $(tarname)