diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d1b02b..353eb3a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ all: rpm
 
 .PHONY: tarball
 tarball: $(TARBALL)
-$(TARBALL): Makefile
+$(TARBALL): Makefile $(TAR_PORTABLE)
 	$(PY_SDIST)
 
 .PHONY: tar_portable
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ $(TAR_PORTABLE): Makefile
 
 .PHONY: srpm rpm 
 srpm: $(SRPM)
-$(SRPM): $(TAR_PORTABLE) $(TARBALL) $(SPEC_FILE_IN)
+$(SRPM): $(TARBALL) $(SPEC_FILE_IN)
 	mkdir -p $(RPMTOP)/{RPMS,SPECS,SRPMS,SOURCES,BUILD,BUILDROOT}
 	rpmbuild -ts --define="_topdir $(RPMTOP)" --define="_sourcedir dist" $(TARBALL)