diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 4c53b190..ae63cb93 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ everything: all doc rdf
 
 install_everything: everything install install_doc install_rdf
 
-dist: spotless perlreq
+dist: spotless perlreq spec
 	autoconf
 	rm -rf ./autom4te*.cache
 
diff --git a/misc/release b/misc/release
index b62b135d..70997b8b 100755
--- a/misc/release
+++ b/misc/release
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ cd nasm
 autoconf
 ./configure --prefix=/usr/local
 make dist
-make spec
 mv nasm.spec nasm-${version}.spec
 cd ..