diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index c9aadc827d9..453e5f672ae 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -102,4 +102,4 @@ checksums: $(ARCHIVES)
 	@-sha256sum $(PACKAGE_NAME).tar.bz2
 	@-sha256sum $(PACKAGE_NAME).zip
 
-.PHONY: tarballs md5
+.PHONY: tarballs checksums