diff --git a/release/Makefile b/release/Makefile
--- a/release/Makefile
+++ b/release/Makefile
@@ -448,9 +448,7 @@
 release-done:
 	touch release
 
-real-release:
-	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} obj
-	${MAKE} -C ${.CURDIR} ${.MAKEFLAGS} ${RELEASE_TARGETS}
+real-release: obj .WAIT ${RELEASE_TARGETS}
 
 install:	release-install vm-install oci-install .WAIT cloud-install